Hello, I'm a bit confused as to why sbcl would bomb. What are you locale settings? How did you open the file? With a special external-format? Could you give an example? Groetjes, Peter -- signature -at- pvaneynd.mailworks.org http://www.livejournal.com/users/pvaneynd/ "God, root, what is difference?" Pitr | "God is more forgiving." Dave Aronson|