On Jul 25, 2005, at 8:05 AM, Patrick Gundlach wrote: >> An expression that looks like ÁÊdentifier = valuealways >> sets a variable, and never calls a method. This is simply >> the way the language is defined. >> > > Then this part in Pickaxe II is the first section that irritates me. What's wrong with the Pickaxe II here? Can you point to the problem section? James Edward Gray II