Dennis: You're brilliant. Thank you so much for your suggestion, it was *exactly* what I was looking for. Thanks also to Gerhard Kuhn for his suggestion (back up the originals on regular ol' CD-R or RW). I hate to admit it, but something that obvious just escaped me somehow. Doh! :) Cheers _Chas_ "To use the Mac is to be confronted, over and over, with the idea that the most mundane task can be done artfully and compassionately, beautifully and invitingly. " -- Glenn McDonald