a) Danke Stefan2
for taking the time to detail the solution!
Will try it.
b) From Ghisler's posts in this thread,
I believe he has taken an interest in including this feature
as a "native" TC solution.
Maybe included in a future TC version?
Would make MRT more powerful with several "flavors"
of the [Date] & [hms] buttons...
Anyhow, thanks again Stefan2!
you guys are great...and patient,
SFdude