i dont know there is always someone who takes something personal in these chat forums, more so with perl than ruby i just dont understand the romantic zealotry surrounding computer programming languages i guess. > >> Yes, I am too currently looking for a language worthy of my "what is >> your favorite number" program. I guess ruby is just 260,000 lines of >> hype. >> >> def favorite_number >> print "what is your favorite number? " >> puts "#{gets().to_i + 1} is better" >> end >> >> -- Daniel -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.