> if (array_key_exists($people, 'Joe') { > // you know Joe exists > } > http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array-key-exists.php Hey...cool, I didn't know about that one! Another one (that is common to my code is: if (is_array($people["joe"])) { // you know Joe exists and is an array } John Corry Neon Cowboy Design http://www.neoncowboy.com mail : john at neoncowboy.com phone : 808.572.8494