> >> any suggestions are appreciated, > > Yes, don't try iterating over objects that are not iterable. ;-) Ah, yes... I hadn't thought of that :) thanks, trevis > > What you *can* do is iterating over lists, tuples or other iterables with > just one element in them. Try ``a = [1]``. > > Ciao, > Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch