Hi John, I'm coming rather late to this party. But it does appear you're missing something important here. I assume you're new to programming. Here's how historically it's worked in the past. People have used programs to write other programs, and in doing so, they create functions and handlers (or objects, methods and procedures) which help them do many different things.
One of the really cool things about programming is the ability to create new code from existing code. So, what Richard did so kindly for you, was to create a universal function which when called correctly via one-line, would return exactly what you wanted-- namely the filesize. This is how many of us program in Rev. We create 'libraries' of these functions, and then can access them via one or two line calls. I hope this helps you in better understanding programming concepts. You are welcome to peruse the free files and tutorials I host at: http://www.altuit.com/webs/altuit2/RunRev/default.htm You can also find some good tips of mine at www.revcentral.com, though I haven't sent out a newsletter in awhile...need to get on that ;-) Also, Richard hosts many great files and tips at at: www.fourthworld.com including 'devolution' a mostly complete IDE written totally in Transcript. Furthermore, Richard also hosts the website www.revjournal.com which also has many fine articles on how to program in Rev. Good luck! best regards, Chipp _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution