In a message dated 97-10-11 18:35:32 EDT, you write: << How would I convert A+B+C+D+E into a variable named HELLO if my program looks like this: "H"->A "E"->B "L"->C "L"->D "O"->E If I type A+B+C+D+E=6 or 6->A+B+C+D+E at the end of the program then I get a Error 10 data type message. >> A+B+C+D+E->HELLO