Thank you all that answered the meaning of A" and AE. Now another question? Does my surname DA"TTWYLER can also be spelled DA"TTWEILER? Alan Rossing, Monterey, CA, USA ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.