thank you so much cj, you are very kind, and helpful. I am going to take your advice. will let you know how it works out!
thanks again for being so helpful!
not to be a total blockhead, but i am using yahoo hosting and it says you do not have access to the .htaccess file. Is this a dealbreaker? should i be moving to godaddy?
thanks again! I appreciate your help! (clytonjames)