Object Rexx -> Is there a syntax to use [] syntax to set stem values in the parse template without parse thinking those [] chars are for it to process? Ex: parse var foo '(' MYstem.['first'] ',' MYstem.['second'] ')' . I like to use the [] stem syntax to make sure literals stay literals. Should I be switching from a stem to some other object type if I want to break up a string into several pieces and store them in that single object to be passed around? -- Michael Lueck Lueck Data Systems Remove the upper case letters NOSPAM to contact me directly.