In integrating UTDML with BrailleBlaster I have to deal with the index attribute of the <brl tg. It contains a list of positions expressed as decimal numbers separated by spaces. The split method of the String class converts this into an array of String objects, each containing one of these numbers. The next step is to convert this array into an array of int. However, I can't find a method that takes a String and returns the integer that it contains either in the String or Integer classes. Where might it be? Thanks, John -- John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer Abilitiessoft, Inc. http://www.abilitiessoft.com Madison, Wisconsin USA Developing software for people with disabilities