On Friday 21 June 2002 05:11 pm, Ned Konz wrote: > Why not just: > > 1 + file_list.each { |fn| File.basename(fn).length }.max er... 1 + file_list.collect { |fn| File.basename(fn).length }.max sorry.. -- Ned Konz http://bike-nomad.com GPG key ID: BEEA7EFE