on Wednesday, July 10, 2002, 8:35:37 PM, Tom declared: <:> > which does not work, JS rightly thinks that is some kind of variable > or somesuch. Putting in quotes gives you the string of course...how > else could I do it? <:> just a thought but try the ascii equiv? -- bfn ~kristina kristina at kfx-design.co.uk http://kfx-design.co.uk/