>>>>> "C" == Conrad Schneiker/Austin/Contr/IBM <schneik / us.ibm.com> writes: C> Is there a good reason why this should really die with a NameError rather C> than just telling you that the argument is undefined and going on? This is a difference between 1.4 and 1.6 In 1.6 NameError is a subclass of ScriptError, which is a subclass of Exception Guy Decoux