From: William Djaja Tjokroaminata Date: 2002-10-21T11:12:28+09:00 Subject: Re: Was User errorRE: Beginner Qn - Syntax error with STDIN.gets Hi, It is item 9 in the Ruby newcomers list: http://www.glue.umd.edu/~billtj/ruby.html#Pre/Post%20Increment/Decrement%20Operators Regards, Bill ========================================================================= Booth, Peter wrote: > Sorry for this - the problem was the line currentUser++