On Sat, 15 Nov 2003, Dilwyn Jones wrote: > > I always thought that slices could work in reverse as well (and they > > should actually) so eg. > > > > a$ = "hi" > > b$ = a$ (2 TO 1) > > > > PRINT b$ should return "ih" but maybe it's just me :-) > > > > Phoebus What happens when you push the envelope? a$ = "123.45" b = a$(5 TO 1) b = 54.321? If passing variables should be commutative, this should work too. Dave