Jim: You're quite right: I forgot to issue an ≪EX≫ before the terminating func NO in ≪SU04≫ (which NULLed and wiped out ≪VA$ER≫ in v3.54-, but not in v3.55). Stupid of me. It should work fine now -- lemme know. New versions of both PMs arenclosed. Many thanks. *Enclosed File: FUNC-PMS