> i want to select all customers that name begining with char 'A' I'm assuming you mean from a database? If so, learn some SQL: SELECT * FROM table WHERE LEFT(column,1) = 'a'; ---John W. Holmes... PHP Architect - A monthly magazine for PHP Professionals. Get your copy today. http://www.phparch.com/ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php