Elaine Jackson wrote: > How can I tell when I've gotten to the end of a pickle file? TIA Try reading another object and getting the EOF error :-). -- __ Erik Max Francis && max at alcyone.com && http://www.alcyone.com/max/ / \ San Jose, CA, USA && 37 20 N 121 53 W && &tSftDotIotE \__/ Punctuality is the virtue of the bored. -- Evelyn Waugh