Hi -- Compare: irb(main):001:0> 3.clone TypeError: can't clone Fixnum from (irb):1:in `clone' from (irb):1 with: irb(main):002:0> 3.3.clone NoMethodError: allocator undefined for Float from (irb):2:in `clone' from (irb):2 Just wondering if these could be made the same. David -- David A. Black dblack / wobblini.net