In this case you can get rid of the error in this way but as I already said in general you should read about return_arrays_increment(); return_arrays_decrement(); if you have functions that return a dvariable object. -- David A. Fournier P.O. Box 2040, Sidney, B.C. V8l 3S3 Canada Phone/FAX 250-655-3364 http://otter-rsch.com