Curious, though....is there a similiar function on the 83+? In a message dated 1/18/00 6:09:43 PM Central Standard Time, cheetah@cheetahsden.com writes: << Yep. On the 89 all you have to do is put & between the two strings, such as "I like "&"ketchup", or "I like "&abc, if abc is a string. On the 86 you put + between them. >>