on openCard put (the number of this cd) into bg fld "ThisCard" end openCard this HyperCard script works. is it safe to just leave "bg fld" & "cd fld" in scripts? ===== erik at erikhansen.org http://www.erikhansen.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com