Sure Greg, blame it on punctuation rather than punctuallity! Chris Taylor Reston, VA ____________________Reply Separator____________________ Subject: Re[4]: name-a-bird experience Author: <mdosprey@ARI.Net > Date: 11/16/98 5:10 PM ha! statements inside of parentheses are invisible. hey! that's what happened to the northern jacana a couple weeks ago. it just went between ( ) and poof! gone! -greg miller lusby, md