In a message , jimbob_v@hotmail.com writes: > > The difference is that the second for loop only scans the whole list and > fills the empty elements with 2's, because the 1's are already in. > > James Vernon > jimbob_v@hotmail.com thanks a lot that's a real good idea i guess i shouldn't try to write a prog and study for the AP US history on the same day. all those dates fried my brain