As I understood things, lines in a script that begin with a "#" character are ignored and can be used for comments. I'm confused though because I see other scripts that seem to use the "!" character to comment-out lines and use the "#" character to begin lines containing conditional syntax (if, endif, else etc). What's going on? thanks. james mccreery ********************************************************************* This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify postmaster@haymarketgroup.com Whilst every endeavour is taken to ensure that e-mails are free from viruses, no liability can be accepted and the recipient is requested to use their own virus checking software. www.haymarketgroup.com **********************************************************************