I LIKE it when someone, anyone, responds by mentioning possible approaches, including commercial ones. That doesn't strikes me as "advertising". If someone has honestly asked how to do something, why not tell them there is something they can buy that would help? Here is my reasoning: if a forum gets overrun with NEW threads that are thinly veiled advertising, then that would be a community disservice, because it makes it hard to find threads you want. But once a thread has been started on a given topic, anyone reading that thread IS interested in that topic. So, how is mention of commercial solutions WITHIN such a thread, as long as it sticks to the topic of the thread, in any way offensive? Now, if someone were to start making off-topic advertisements within threads, then I say, get out the pitchforks and torches, and unleash the hounds grin NOTE: my perspective may be distorted, as I hope soon to offer items for sale, but I am genuinely interested in understanding the issue here. I don't want to start making posts that offend people!