Once again my thanks are extended to you Barry, a true gentleman and so learned in the way of the web
you must be fixed to your 'puter at all times
I used Google and entered translate, lo and behold a few clicks later using Alta Vistas' Babel fish tranlator I had a document that I could understand with the odd bit of gobbledeygook thrown in to keep me on my toes.
RESULT
one happy, Jim.
Looking a lot more promising now that I can translate backwards into German too.
Thanks again
Jim