On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 02:58:14 BST, Simon Hardial <simon_hardial(a)hotmail.com&gt; said: We're sorry, but xemacs is an *editor*. As such, it's as little to blame for programming errors in Java programs as a spreadsheet is to blame if you enter the wrong numbers. I would suggest reading the documentation for your Java compiler, interpreter, and/or debugger. A few hints: 1) Use lots of calls like: System.out.print("We got to point A and XYZ has the value "+xyz); to narrow down where you're failing and what is going on with variables. 2) Fix all the warnings your program generates when compiling/loading. These often indicate problems that can cause program crashes at runtime. -- Valdis Kletnieks Computer Systems Senior Engineer Virginia Tech