Ok, here's where we see a problem with html sanitization. This was the guilty party: $aList = array_map('htmlspecialchars', $aList); Once commented out & deleted, things are back to normal. :-\ -- unheralded genius: "A clean desk is the sign of a dull mind. " ------------------------------------------------------------- Phil Jourdan --- pj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.ptahhotep.com http://www.chiccantine.com/andypantry.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php