>>>>> "Uwe" == Uwe Ligges <ligges at statistik.uni-dortmund.de> writes: Russell> Suppose I want x to be "log(Ozone)"? The get() function Russell> doesn't help me there. Uwe> eval(parse(text=x)) Ah, that seems to have done it. Thanks! -- Russell Senior ``I have nine fingers; you have ten.'' seniorr at aracnet.com