>>"maybe I should just ignore these types of messages in general and not get myself involved"
I'd vote for that one. His questions were legit, he doesn't need condescension no matter how elementary his question seemed. From the perspective of an advanced programmer, they seem very Googleable, but from someone learning, you don't know what you don't know, so a list like this is sometimes the obvious place to ask. John - check out Flash_Tiger on Yahoo (it's a mailing list like this one and also has an online searchable forum) - where any Flash and Actionscript related question is legit. Jason Merrill Instructional Technology Architect Bank of America Global Learning Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community and visit our Instructional Technology Design Blog (Note: these resources are only available for Bank of America associates) _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders