I just wanted to point out that the code he (CAB) had provided although much appreciated, will not work for my circumstances.
DanB
Thanks for the pointer Dan
But the code I offered was meant as an example of how you could approach the problem.
Not to solve your problem.
If you examine the code it is an example of how MTEXT can be edited & incremented.
MTEXT can be very complicated as it can have imbedded control characters you will
have to deal with. Although your case may be a special one where no control characters
are expected it is a good idea to familiarize yourself with the data structure of mtext
before you create your routine.
Happy Coding.