just care to know how php does the line counting when it echoes error messages like: parse error: unexpected '}' on line 129 1. does the "line counting" includes empty lines 2. are externally included files (using include(), require() etc) also "line counted"(sic)? 3. are d parts of the file that are not in php (i mean that are not contained within the php delimeters) also counted? --------------------------------- A passion till tomorrow, Opeyemi Obembe | ng.clawz.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com