I forgot to ask a few more. Is there a relation between the hashtable ID /(parent,handle) so that if I used 2: for a hash table I could or couldn't use 2: for a (parent,handle)ID? I also noticed that you type the hashtables like 2:2: can you have more levels with this? like 2:2:2:1: ? and I guess the same question with the parent/handles. thanks again. -- When dealing with a slow pipe, never underestimate the throughput of the postal system. _______________________________________________ LARTC mailing list / LARTC@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.ds9a.nl/mailman/listinfo/lartc HOWTO: http://lartc.org/