i want to exclude all the values in my query that have an "*" at the start of the text string in the field "Group/Name". i tried to do this but i couldn't get it to work. any help would be greatly appreciated! thanx in advance, Peter. <p>Peter Heaton<br><a href=mailto:heaton@characterlink.net>heaton@characterlink.net</a><br><a href= it how ever you want</a><br>