Always use Option Explicit: it draws immediate attention to variabletypos. Always use Save As Text: files are less easily corrupted, more easilyrecovered, and editable by a text editor other than the VB text editor,which is useful for copying code from an old project without shutting downyour current VB project. (Check out Deborah Kurata’s article, “TheTop Ten Do’s of Programming,” in the December 1994 issue of VisualBasic Programmer’s Journal for more information on these two tips.–Eds.)