> However, here is a good explanation of Symbols in general. This is a > common question, as you can probably imagine: http://onestepback.org/ > index.cgi/Tech/Ruby/SymbolsAreNotImmutableStrings.red Thank you for posting this. I've wondered about this many times, and this is the best explanation I've seen. -- Giles Bowkett http://www.gilesgoatboy.org