Thanks a lot, this is very much appreciated
(feeling like a little kid at Christmas, seeing the data getting written into a file)
presently this goes to a server on my network which is not open to the www.
I will have look at what you are saying about
Above is very simplified and there should always be some sort of input-validating/testing for preventing hijacks. Use code at own risk.
I am now comparing the data sets of the two protocols