> > Thanks for the clarification, Mike. In my ignorance, I was under the > impression that the right side of the equation was only for the use of > the left part. How stupid of me. So what I should have been doing was > $Count1 = $Count + 1; right? > $Count = $Count + 1; is exactly(?) same as $Count++; or ++$Count But not exactly same. PostFix notation adds the value after assigning. PreFix notation adds the value right away. But optimized programming argues about how machine is coded nowadays. > Anyway, I don't need that statement anymore as I found the error of my > ways and have corrected it. And behold, the light came forth and it > worked. :-) > Regards Lenin www.twitter.com/nine_L www.lenin9l.wordpress.com