Thanks for your reply..I understood the numbering system and I have used the method you advised which works with reference to the four tier 0,1,2,3 system i.e I have 1.gif, 2.gif ....What I'm wondering however is ,are there only 4 possible levels hard coded in because if they are then they're not synchronised with the "extended levels" I've set up in Admin - Setup - Users section. Please don't laugh but I've created 21 user levels to make life a little more fun (all of the characters from the Simpsons i.e

0 => Maggie
5 => Todd Flanders
50 => Ned Flanders
100 => Ralph
200 => Millhouse
300 => Lisa
400 => Chief Wiggum
500 => Smithers
600 => Mr Burns
700 => Marge
800 => Barney
900 => Moe
1000 => Apu
1250 => Snake
1500 => Fat Tony
1750 => Itchy
2000 => Scratchy
2500 => Homer
5000 => Bart
7000 => Radioactive Man
10000 => Grandpa


So far with both versions 9.4 and 9.6 these are working fine but the images still appear to be using the 4 stage ranking... If I'm still totally off the point and apparently clueless, don't worry because I'm more than happy with the 21 level ranking...the images are just a bonus.....