josh, how do you use _COMPILE? what are the inputs/outputs/destroys/equate? is it like a parser? jimi malcolm mailto:malcolmj1@juno.com http://guide.ticalc.org ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.