Brian Rice wrote: > <A- > <-A- > <A< Does there have to be punctuation on both sides? myObject x= 3. window top= 200. Otherwise, perhaps, myObject =x= 3. window =top= 200. or myObject :x= 3. window :top= 200. Of course, that last one might run foul of the special role of colon in ST-like syntaces. Tony