Joh Johannsen wrote: >But this doesn't: > <dtml-call "REQUEST.set('asplit',_.string.split(bigstring,'&'))"> > <dtml-var asplit[0]> >Why is that? What does work for list access? asplit[0] doesn't exist as a name in DTML space; use <dtml-var "asplit[0]"> as a python expression. Not tested but should work Cyril Elkaim