Hi Brad, Those were the words of [EMAIL PROTECTED]: <...> > No. You are correct, hence my complaint. It wasn't targeted at Rebol, but > scripting languages in general. I'm C/C++programmer, and I constantly have > hopes that a scripting language will arise that I can switch to. <...> Have you seen pliant? ( http://pliant.cams.ehess.fr/ ) I think there is nearly nothing you can't do with it (if you had good docs, that is). It does tcp/ftp/http/smtp/ scripts are compiled when started can use dlls / be used as dll (there seem to be still some rough edges) highly customizable (even the whole syntax) on the downside: only Linux / Windows 10 MB on disc slow on startup missing docs default syntax is awful but if someone implemented a rebol syntax translator for pliant ;-) regards, Ingo -- _ . _ ingo@)|_ /| _| _ <We ARE all ONE www._|_o _ _ ._ _ www./_|_) |o(_|(/_ We ARE all FREE> ingo@| |(_|o(_)| (_| http://www.2b1.de/Rebol/ ._| ._|