hi David, The operator '<<<' is called the heredoc operator. the syntax of this operator fallows that the IDENTIFIER (HERE) u specify should be placed at 0th column. In the given code u aligned according to the otherlines. print<<<HERE some text follows here HERE; //should start at 0th column hope you understand, Sreeni.A - Sreeni.A __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com PHP Data object relational mapping generator http://www.metastorage.net/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/php-objects/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: php-objects-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/