From: "John-Mason P. Shackelford" Date: 2005-05-12T04:37:43+09:00 Subject: Re: alternatives to ? : contruct I don't believe one can use _else_ with an expression modifier. If we try to use an if block in this case, things get ugly fast: a = if y == x; b; else; c; end Of course I may be missing something. I need to read more code than just my own :s -- John-Mason Shackelford Software Developer Pearson Educational Measurement 2510 North Dodge St. Iowa City, IA 52245 ph. 319-354-9200x6214 john-mason.shackelford@pearson.com http://pearsonedmeasurement.com