Is the explanation not clear enough or is what I'm trying to do not possible? I'm not trying to be impatient, I'm just wondering if I need to make changes to the question to make it understandable or if it's simply a matter of needing to wait longer.
Well, I spent literally 45 minutes typing an in-depth post explaining the problem, the variables, and my (probably incorrect) approach only to be logged out and having the post completely lost after pressing the preview button. Sigh... apologies if it's not as thorough now, but I've run out of...