Les!
I know you're sufferin' from slow-connection-itis, but it's no reason to hallucinate so... 
The only reference to "Val()" to cast a numeric is in your own post! (unless $Val and Val() now mean the same thing???)
I suggest that you repent by reciting two Hail Kix's and one Programmer's Creed. Note also that I said "pseudocode:" because I wanted to present an idea that could be taken forth into the flock, er, manual to generate self-inspiration of coding. (OK - That's the last time I fall asleep with the Evangelist Channel on!)
Glenn
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Actually I
am a Rocket Scientist!
