In article <Sep.14.10.39.43.1990.17114 at sparky.rutgers.edu> gaynor at sparky.rutgers.edu (Silver) writes: >similar. If I had my way, assignment would be `<-' and equality, `='. Hmm... So if (a<-1) { ... } takes on a whole new meaning ... (and always succeeds!) IMHO this is even more confusing than the =/== debate. Regards JamesPW