it feels like forever now though. :(
my query SQL code is:
SELECT Accommodations.PitchNumber, [PitchNumber] & " - " & [type2] AS Expr1, [Arrival] & "-" AS Expr3, Bookings.Departure, [Name] & " - " & [CustomerID2] AS Expr2, IIf([expr3]="-","-",[arrival]) AS arr, IIf([expr3]="-","-",[departure])...