This may sound too simple but this is the way I would have done it.
In the front-end script, initialize the variables $VAR_1=""; $VAR_2=""; Then in the child scripts, you can change these variable $VAR_1="foo1"; $VAR_2="foo2"; If you use strict (what happens?). I have not tried it yet. __________________ William Ampeh (x3939) Federal Reserve Board -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]