I just tested your routine. I must say I was totally off track here, I thought setoptions was local. Now I don't fully understand your original question? Are you suggesting kixtart usually resolves the right side of espressions before creating containers for the left side? It is a point I never thought about. Can we test it?

[ 23. September 2003, 06:16: Message edited by: Jack Lothian ]
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