Hi RDM Thanks! That works perfectly, and teaches me about namespaces. I just had to fix '</dtml-else>' (I also do that):: <dtml-if sort_key> <dtml-if "REQUEST.form.has_key('sort_key')"> <dtml-call "RESPONSE.setCookie('sort_key',REQUEST.form['sort_key'])"> </dtml-if> <dtml-else> <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('sort_key','title')"> <dtml-call "RESPONSE.setCookie('sort_key','title')"> </dtml-if> Here's a shortened version of my own, from Squishdot. Instead of this:: <dtml-if "reply_cnt > 1"> <B>(<dtml-var reply_cnt> comments<dtml-if body_len>, <dtml-var body_len> in body</dtml-if>)</B> <dtml-elif reply_cnt> <B>(<dtml-var reply_cnt> comment<dtml-if body_len>, <dtml-var body_len> in body</dtml-if>)</B> <dtml-else> <dtml-if body_len> <B>(<dtml-var body_len> in body)</B> </dtml-if> </dtml-if> I made this:: <dtml-if body_len> <b>(<dtml-if reply_cnt><dtml-var reply_cnt> comment<dtml-if "reply_cnt > 1">s</dtml-if>, </dtml-if><dtml-var body_len> in body)</b> </dtml-if body_len> -- Jean Jordaan -- technical writer -- Mosaic Software -- Zope 2.1.6 on WinNT and W2K