[!--quoteo(post=355995:date=Mar 17 2006, 12:31 PM:name=kenrbnsn)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(kenrbnsn @ Mar 17 2006, 12:31 PM) [snapback]355995[/snapback][/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--] The "<?=" is shorthand for "<?php echo " Just replace "<?=" with "<? echo " and you should be set. Ken [/quote] THANKS!!! u da man! [!--quoteo(post=355999:date=Mar 17 2006, 12:40 PM:name=schawel)--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(schawel @ Mar 17 2006, 12:40 PM) [snapback]355999[/snapback][/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--] THANKS!!! u da man! [/quote] ONE more thing in my question..i sampled this <?=$message?> shouldn't there also be a semicolon after the variable $message ???