aaron, :~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ : From: jeff <jeff at members.evolt.org> : : yes, when the cold fusion server gets done with : it all the doubled double-quotes will be single quotes. :~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ sorry, that shoulda read: yes, when the cold fusion server gets done with it all the doubled double-quotes will be single double-quotes quotes. so i give a tip for payment: <tip type="cold fusion" author=".jeff"> trying to put something with quotes or hashes into a cf variable and getting errors? then escape them. it's as easy as repeating the offending entity. <cfset myFont = "<font face=""Arial"" color=""##ffcc00"">"> </tip> thanks, .jeff name://jeff.howden game://web.development http://www.evolt.org/ mailto:jeff at members.evolt.org