Like array(), this is not really a function, but a language construct. list() is used to assign a list of variables in one operation. http://php.he.net/manual/en/function.list.php Watch out for those "language constructs" which look to us like functions. Probably related to some folks preferring to write: if (... instead of if(... -----Original Message----- From: Philip Pryce [mailto:philip.waters.pryce@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 11:19 AM To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Where did my Hard Returns go? You can't assign a value to a function! that is actually incorrect, the list(); function assigns a value to a functions vars. -- ~Philip Pryce -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php