hi there ixlat0. I just noticed your reply before I am about to hit the sack here. I'll have a close look at your reply in the morning, however I am 99% (not definately), sure that it has something to do with the original copying and pasting from the website of the sectional times in TVN. When I just type them out myself it works....!!!!

But when I try to apply any of this to a cell containing text or numbers that I have copied and pasted as above, it doesnt work.

To be continued,.....

Thanks for all your assistance, Paul