[snip] > for ($index = 0; $index < sizeof($books); $index++) > { > $book_data_file = fopen("$thisdir/$books[$index]/book_info.dat", "r"); > echo "<p>Opened $thisdir/$books[$index]/book_info.dat</p>"; > $book_data_in = fread($book_data_file, filesize($book_data_file)); ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ should be: filesize("$thisdir/$books[$index]/book_info.dat") > echo "<p>book_data_in = $book_data_in</p>"; > fclose($book_data_file); [snip] HTH James -- James Moore PHP QA Team [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]