Obviously you have designed a search/decision mechanism that suits your needs. The OP did not present a problem of such magnitude. He only asked how to handle a decision process the most efficient way - with no mention of higher goals such as yours. didn't mean to offend anyone who has made a powerful use of the array constuct. "Geoff Lane" <geoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1286892056.20110429010146@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > On Thursday, April 28, 2011, Jim Giner wrote: -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php