Robert, I think you are kidding. There is nothing difficult in your example. Did you try to learn Ada :-) What are your dead line for this project :-) Pascal. -- --|------------------------------------------------------------ --| Pascal OBRY Team-Ada Member | --| | --| EDF-DER-IPN-SID- Ing�nierie des Syst�mes d'Informations | --| | --| Bureau G1-010 e-mail: Pascal.Obry@der.edfgdf.fr | --| 1 Av G�n�ral de Gaulle voice : +33-1-47.65.50.91 | --| 92141 Clamart CEDEX fax : +33-1-47.65.50.07 | --| FRANCE | --|------------------------------------------------------------ --| "The best way to travel is by means of imagination"