OK, is there a general concensus on when it is OK to omit parentheses and when it is not? I prefer skipping parentheses as often as possible, but I'm not quite sure when I may run into trouble and when it is OK. nikolai -- ::: name: Nikolai Weibull :: aliases: pcp / lone-star / aka ::: ::: born: Chicago, IL USA :: loc atm: Gothenburg, Sweden ::: ::: page: www.pcppopper.org :: fun atm: gf,lps,ruby,lisp,war3 ::: main(){printf(&linux["\021%six\012\0"],(linux)["have"]+"fun"-97);}