Excel is useful for lists and will probably be maintained well into the future. Beware of the "make anything that could conceivably be some sort of a date into a date, destroying the original data" "feature". For example, if you had a collection lot and entered the length as 9-11, intending 9 to 11 cm, Excel will change that into Sept 11 2020 unless you have specifically prevented that ahead of time, either by typing it as '9-11 or by setting the cell format to be text. > > > *-- Dr. David CampbellAssociate Professor, GeologyDepartment of Natural > SciencesBox 7270Gardner-Webb UniversityBoiling Springs NC 28017* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------