Oops :) I was using the python for HPC-2000 :) Why isn't the pocketpc version on sourceforge? Michael: I'm using the input function from http://mail.python.org/pipermail/pythonce/2004-September/000762.html. It's messy, but its good enough for me. Miles <http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/pythonce/python-2.3.4-arm-HPC2000.zip?download>