>Ken, > >I enjoyed your tirade (good point, very well made) and your clone >fns. You know my passion for optimizing these little gems--I >couldn't resist redoing them in my style. Nice coding, Jay. I think everyone forgot that we already have an RTRIM that works like this... DEF TRUNCATE({var$|#stringPtr&}) -- Best, -STAZ ~)~ 800.348.2623 Orders http://www.stazsoftware.com 228.255.7086 FAX mailto:staz@...