I have the following: >>>ffac.xlpol =u'NAB02658508' Then I try: >>>if ffac.xlpol[0] == u's' or u'S': ... print"yes" ... yes This is clearly wrong. If I remove the or and the last u'S' it works. How can I get it to do the if statement if either u's' or u'S' is correct? _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com