How was I bit on the ass? All I did was call the array element incorrectly according to KiX. That wasn't a bite on the ass, that was a coding mistake and if I'm correct, this is the "Starters" category. If there's "Noob" category that I missed, please direct me to the correct area to post. I just wanted a simple answer, preference or problem. And it appears the only reason not to use vars in strings (based off of what you've said), it's only preference...