>I think it's actually I recently heard some of our Unix >programmers refer to ! as a bang, and * as a splat. Goes way back before Unix, that's for sure. I think we had this discussion on this list already. Perhaps you all can refer to the archives for it. Andy ================================================================== Eternity is only a heartbeat away - are you ready? Ask me how! ------------------------------------------------------------------ andy@rc-hydros.com http://www.rc-hydros.com - Race Boats andy@montanadesign.com http://www.montanadesign.com - Electronics ==================================================================