There is probably a simple solution that I'm overlooking here.... I have a folder (Parts) that contains dtml documents that are snippets of code. I want to include some of them which I have listed in a variable (select). So I use code like this: <dtml-with parts> <dtml-in select> <dtml-var "_.getitem('sequence-item')"> </dtml-in> </dtml-with> or this <dtml-with parts> <dtml-in select> <dtml-var sequence-item> </dtml-in> </dtml-with> In either case I get the name of sequence-item but I want the contents of sequence-item Josh -- ------------------------------------------------- Joshua Brauer Computer Support Scientist Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 (970) 491-1080/pager: (970) 498-7995, #5837 -------------------------------------------------