Thanks "macropod".

I understand - a typical record set would be less than 10 - in the merge set.

The process would be

Start merge
Change non-table/database fields and layout for particular exercise.
Finish merge into separate docs and modify (no longer linked) table info on each as required.

Will work - but if the non-table fields needed further change - the whole modify table approach would be overwritten. The "further change" scenario is very likely.

As Malcolm 1 quoted, "Life wasn't meant to be easy"

Michael