On the subject of regular expressions, there's a nifty book out by O'Reilly & Associates called _Mastering Regular Expressions_ by Jeffrey E.F. Friedl (ISBN 1-56592-257-3). My ability to use regular expressions has improved immensely since I got this book. bob Bob Anzlovar (rca@ssds.com) Live your life as a tale to be told... always make the more interesting choice