I try to use ls.str to return a character object ("at") in an attached data frame, "folder", like so: ls.str(pos="folder", pattern="at", envir=as.environment("folder")) R accepts the command but returns nothing. Does this make sense to anyone? Actually, what I want is the position (row and column #'s) of the object, and so I am really looking for an alternate function. Same sort of problem happens with mget --------------------------------- Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. [[alternative HTML version deleted]]