Hello Use iz = 0 + str.length - lit.length; or iz = str.length; iz -= lit.length; instead of iz = str.length - lit.length; Maybe is a problem of data typing ?? At 00:18 15/01/96 EST, you wrote: >In the following code, the statement > > iz = str.length - lit.length; > Regards -- Lourdes Yero E-mail: lyero@dino.conicit.ve PGP fingerprint: 77 B8 67 FE EC 5E 47 D9 62 94 4D D8 0C F8 F8 02