dblack / wobblini.net wrote: / ... >>> Why can't it be a string, I can use whatever I want to identify an >>> object. >> >> 1. I can see why this thread goes on so long -- instead of meeting my >> request, you just changed the subject. > > Paul, could you please stop being so confrontational? There isn't one word about Ruby in your post. That places you post in a well-known category, one that should always be marked [OT]. > Your standards are no higher ... On the contrary, as I just demonstrated. -- Paul Lutus http://www.arachnoid.com