I use a mish mash of old and new school syntax e.g. put "b" into aString.char[3] Is this compromise better or worse. who knows? jb tellez [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]