Hi all! int main() { string name; cout << "Enter your name: "; cin >> name; cout << "Merry Christmas " << name << endl; return 24; } :-) Kindest regards Julien -------- Music was my first love and it will be my last (John Miles) ======== FIND MY WEB-PROJECT AT: ======== http://ltsb.sourceforge.net - the Linux TextBased Studio guide