Hi Russ, you wrote: >>> protect 'help > >>> help: none >** Script Error: Word help is protected, cannot modify. >** Where: help: none > >>> parse "this is a test" [thru " is " copy help to end] >== true > >>> print help >a test Guessing: protection works by monitoring the native assignment function. parse doesn't use the native assignment function. Therefore parse's assignment isn't caught. I think it's certainly a BUG. Elan
