On Wed, 8 May 2019, Axel Dessecker wrote:
Have you tried something like \renewcommand{\thetable}{\arabic{table}} in the preamble?
Axel, Well! You've taught me something new that was totally unexpected: yes, the above does change the table numbering from 0.1 to 1. I don't claim to understand how changing the numeric format works to change the starting number, but I certainly appreciate the lesson. Much appreciated, Rich