Umm... I'm kind of getting lost here. Is 2["hello"] == 'e'? And why does it allow pointer/integer addition in this order? -------------------------------- Campus Crusade for Cthulhu--when you're tired of the lesser of two evils. Sarek of Vulcan, a.k.a. Garrett Fitzgerald cs132046 at brunix or st902620 at brownvm.bitnet