From: "Thomas B." Date: 2008-09-22T03:15:51+09:00 Subject: Re: comparison of Array with Array failed Jesse Crockett wrote: > rich = very_plentiful = plentiful = good_source = > small_amount = minimal_amount = Array.new You are creating one array and assigning references to it to all your variables. Everything you do to any of them, is done to all of them, because they all point to one array. This is not what you intended to do, I suppose. Make each assignment in a separate line. TPR. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.