Thank you both for your replies. With regard to using xml I have the following question. If I go that route, I need a location for the saved data in the code. Can I create a new folder in the project and point the save function there? Will that folder be visible through the system file structure...eg. My computer\c:\myapp\data? Or will it only be available from within the code in the application? Dumb question right....but this is my first VB project and I don't honestly know the answer. Don't want to start coding things and end up saying...OH Crap...didn't realize that... :lookaroundb: