Array strangeness

Code is simple enough in long hand ... $surname = array(); $name = $row['n_surn']; $cnt = $row['sn_count']; print_r($row); print($name); print($cnt); $surnames[$name]['name'] = $name; $surnames[$name]['match'] = $cnt; Result ... Array ( [n_surn] => CORTEEN [sn_count] => 227 ) CORTEEN 227 Array ( [CORTEEN] => Array ( [name] => CORTEEN [match] => Array ( [name] => CORTEEN [match] => 227 ) ) ) WHY is the [match] an array rather than the 227 value from the original result array. Actual code was not expanded using the intermediate variables, but the problem is that incorrect value in the match field :( -- Lester Caine - G8HFL ----------------------------- Contact - http://lsces.co.uk/wiki/?page=contact L.S.Caine Electronic Services - http://lsces.co.uk EnquirySolve - http://enquirysolve.com/ Model Engineers Digital Workshop - http://medw.co.uk Rainbow Digital Media - http://rainbowdigitalmedia.co.uk