>Dunno Viv,
>
>( Back from hibernation ? )

Not hibernating - cycling !
Italy, Switzerland, Slovenia, Hungary......

>There is somewhere a conversion process ( int x = 0 will be converted to an empty string, etc)
>So, why not reuse that code instead of doing that conversion again with other code ?

Dunno either. Didn't read the entire thread. And Naomi has a habit of introducing fresh wrinkles as the thread progresses :-}