Don't tell Robert or Carl I suggested this, but try making your BX-Q2 pairs into BC-XC pairs and see if that solves the problem.The command: ≪LBloop≫BX sea |[CDATA[|Q2 ≪IF≪ER≫≫≪EX≫≪EI≫DF BX sea |]]|Q2 DF BX (cha/s |é|é|)BX .... etc etc .... (accented character looks different in DOS of course) ....XD ≪GLloop≫