cmh623 wrote: some advantages of using Forms over MessageBoxes? You have better flexibility and control. Customization is far better with forms than messageboxes. "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon

No, help them, but don't do it for them. "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon

Thanks alot F16I ! I think I see what I was doing wrong now. Much obliged !

Thanks CKnig, that definitely cleared things up for me. I appreciate your help!

Did it occur to you to just remove the line and see what happened ? Either way, this is better written as f.WriteLine("*"); instead of two statements. That should also make clear what's going on. Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )

using // or /* */...

Sorry but "Lurker" usually means "Home work poster" here:~ Smile: A curve that can set a lot of things straight! (\ /) (O.o) (><)