The switch_escape_string seems to have a hardwired list and doesn't cover other non-printables like ^G or similar. Is there anything already existing that would cover "all non-printables"? If not, I'll put one together. (Looking for something to use in logging functions to avoid sending garbage to display.) -- Nathan ------------------------------------------------------------ Nathan Neulinger nneul@mst.edu Missouri S&T Information Technology (573) 612-1412 System Administrator - Architect