Jimmie Houchin wrote: [...] > These IDs just seemed like such natural indexes that I didn't want to > have to code around them if I didn't have to. Do remember to distinguish between a key that's a number (as in table[4]) and a string containing digits (as in table["4"]). Both are acceptable, but they're different keys. The . syntax for tables is semantic sugar for using a string key, so table.four and table["four"] are equivalent --- but in this case, the thing after the . must be a valid keyword, and there are strict rules about that. When in doubt, use [] syntax. (Typically, . syntax is only really used for objects and structures. If you're using a table as an actual dynamic storage device, it's recommended to use [].) -- ┌── ｄｇ＠ｃｏｗｌａｒｋ．ｃｏｍ ─── http://www.cowlark.com ─────────────────── │ │ "There does not now, nor will there ever, exist a programming language in │ which it is the least bit hard to write bad programs." --- Flon's Axiom
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