>Unless the 'powers that be' prefer it the long way! :o) It brings home the paycheck but it does make for some poor habits. :0)
Tracy,

Sounds like the "powers that be" are what I call, "Five day wonders". They take a seminar for five days and think they have all the answers. < Bzzzt > Sorry, wrong answer. Fundamentally, programming is not about language. It's about solving problems. Anyone who says otherwise doesn't know what they're talking about.