@mgt:
Don't create multiple threads for the same topic. It ends up wasting the time of people who reply to those threads thinking there was no reply given.
The romantic image of an über-programmer is someone who fires up Emacs, types like a machine gun, and delivers a flawless final product from scratch. A more accurate image would be someone who stares quietly into space for a few minutes and then says “Hmm. I think I’ve seen something like this before.” - John D