In <b4647f72-bf8a-4adb-ba1d-bd7d684ba350 at googlegroups.com> kevind0718 at gmail.com writes: > ## prompt the user for a User name a& pWord > user_pword = promptUser_PWord() > I get the error > File "H:\dev\eclipse\workspace\genXls\src\genXls\promptUser_PWord.py", line 58 > return user_pword > SyntaxError: 'return' outside function Show us the complete definition of promptUser_PWord(). -- John Gordon A is for Amy, who fell down the stairs gordon at panix.com B is for Basil, assaulted by bears -- Edward Gorey, "The Gashlycrumb Tinies"