Mark Sapiro wrote: >++ if not t[7]: >++ t = t[:7] + (1,) +t[8:] On second thought, that should be if t and not t[7] t = t[:7] + (1,) +t[8:] -- Mark Sapiro <msapiro at value.net> The highway is for gamblers, San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan