Happy New Year to all ! I do not remember this link being posted to the list before so here it is: http://xpipe.sourceforge.net is a XML pipeline processing infrastructure. IMHO, it is worth a look, even if the purpose is not the same as piper's. -- Nicolas Chauvat http://www.logilab.com - "Mais où est donc Ornicar ?" - LOGILAB, Paris (France)