Hi Elliot,
Thanks for taking the time to help.
1. i did have that, but tried the_ for some reason. i blame 2 and 3
2. aah HA. didn’t realize that was what that meant. it’s crazy obvious now! >.<
3. so, i could have maybe grabbed the first value using $cat[0]; ?
Thanks again – where’s the ‘buy me a pint’ button?