On Saturday 17 February 2001 22:27, jweirich / one.net wrote: > >>>>> "Jim" == jweirich <jweirich / one.net> writes: > > Jim> b[6] doesn't exist either. Yet b[6,2] returns an empty string. > > Oops ... I meant "empty list". But of course you knew that :-) Yes, but we are comparing apples and crates. a[6,2] returns nil because a[6,2] is 'not an apple'. b[6,2] returns an empty crate. So...given my universally recognized twisted view of everthing, this behavior does make some sort of sense. ;-) Regards, Kent Starr elderburn / mindspring.com