Well, now I feel really dumb, not to notice a simple spelling error like that. I guess it's what I get for being lazy and "cutting and pasting."

Anyway, that worked fine, and all is well with the Serendipity world.

Thanks, Garvin

Wayne

Hi Garvin

Thanks for your very fast and helpful response -- I think I at least understand the problem now. But if you can help me a little further, I will really appreciate it.

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