Anthony wrote:

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from inside DTML, is there a way to say "don't process any further DTML, just return this to the user"?

Umm, <!--#if--> ??

That works fine if it's all one big DTML method. But what if you have a series of pages which each have <!--#var check_widget_settings--> at the top. inside check_widget_settings I want to be able to say "if this, then enough. don't return back to the enclosing objects, just send what you have now." kinda like a DTML exception :) Anthony