this tutorial: http://www.zend.com/zend/tut/tutbarlach.php was invaluable getting me started php has a good load of xml parsing functions built in so long as it has been compiled '--with xml' -- ------------------------------ Paul Bennett Internet Developer Teltest Electronic Design ------------------------------ Email: paul at teltest.com Phone: 64 4 237 4557 Web: http://www.teltest.com Wap: http://wap.teltest.com