and the url for the FAQ is http://www.kixtart.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=81592&an=0&page=0#81592

You may also want to peruse the FAQ on the use of '?'
http://www.kixtart.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=81641&an=0&page=0#81641

For you loop, rather that create dynamic var names as you suggest, build an array.
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