Hi Jacob try this: function compute_salestax ($Amount , $State) { $taxRate = array("CA" => 5 , "WA" => 7, "OR" => 8); return $Amount * $taxRate($state); } $payment = 1500; $locale = 'CA'; print "Tax on $amount in $locale is " . compute_salestax ($payment , $locale); -- Niel Archer -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php