Here is a pretty simple one I wrote: $japh="Jcuksetr ,a\nnSohtahwenr PPoerrtle rH\na--SnappleMan--";for($i=0;$i <39;$i+=2){push(@a,$i);$i=-1 if($i==38);}for(@a){print substr($japh,$_,1);} -- Shawn Porter http://www.rit.net/sporter sporter at rit.net -- On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Brian Mathis wrote: > Anyone else willing to give it a shot?