>isnt that comparing strings...strings :D right right
>oddly it works but ill use = to avoid future errors
Try the following and look at results:

Var1 = "A"
Var2 = "AB"
SET EXACT ON
? "EXACT ON w/ ="
? "Case 1:", VarA=VarA
? "Case 2:", VarA=VarB
? "Case 3:", VarB=VarA
SET EXACT OFF
? "EXACT OFF w/ ="
? "Case 1:", VarA=VarA
? "Case 2:", VarA=VarB
? "Case 3:", VarB=VarA
SET EXACT ON
? "EXACT ON w/ =="
? "Case 1:", VarA==VarA
? "Case 2:", VarA==VarB
? "Case 3:", VarB==VarA
SET EXACT OFF
? "EXACT OFF w/ =="
? "Case 1:", VarA==VarA
? "Case 2:", VarA==VarB
? "Case 3:", VarB==VarA