From: Wayne Brisette Date: 2013-01-30T06:01:54+09:00 Subject: Re: newbie question.. And the minute I saw hash, a new answer dawned on me... ;) That's why I enjoy reading this list, I'm always reminded of easier ways to do things. ----- Original Message ---- From: Scott RubyGuy There are tons of examples on the web (and this forum) as to how to count the frequency of an enumerable, string, etc... Here's a hint - look at the Hash type. Understand key-value pairs and how to setup default values.