Jim Mulder's point is very well taken indeed. Traversing a dynamic list without serialization on the assumption that since you do not plan to change it no one else will is a mug's game.
John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN