I have answered this with some amazing help from Dan Diebolt and his techniques using javascript.
I want to say this in earnest to anyone who may be in a similar situation as I am... our Company has grown rapidly and we are working to improve and expand our Quickbase along with it. We have requirements and ideas outside of what the native Quickbase function allows.
I am learning and now know that there ARE ways to do just about anything you want or need to do in Quickbase.
**It will be worth your time to explore and learn what Dan is teaching with his Image Onload technique and other methods of employing javascript within your QB pages. Instead of chasing these patched together formulas that are time consuming and difficult to figure out, you can have a quick, efficient answer.
I went from the convoluted attempt you see above to now having my solution and it is literally accomplished on 2 lines of javascript and has no more than about 20 characters.. I also have a plethora of other possibilities I can now explore.
THANK YOU, Dan!!
