In a message dated 11/20/98 8:35:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, m_rayman@bigfoot.com writes: > A string? Is a string smaller than a data-array? Or how about a list? a string can be compressed and hold more data than a list, and is faster than a list and MUCH faster than a data var. A string can hold any info; try writing a program that lS a list var.