Err... actually I just figured that out myself a minute ago :-p . I'm not at my brightest today. Thanks for the reply though! > > Hmm. If I understand the question, the following should work: > > klass = eval( str ) > qux = klass.new > > - Jamis > > -- > Jamis Buck > jgb3 / email.byu.edu > http://www.jamisbuck.org/jamis > > "I use octal until I get to 8, and then I switch to decimal." > >