filling an array(2)

hmmmm. Ok. Can somebody explain this one? Why won't it work correctly? for($m=1;$m<=5;$m++){ $div_idd[$m]=${'row->sub' . $m . 'd'}; } Can it not be done with a 3 parter? The columns in the table that $row gets, are sub1d, sub2d, sub3d, sub4d and sub5d. Or is it the "->" that is messing it up? I have tried escaping them "row\-\>sub", but that didn't work. What would I search for on the PHP site or where are directions located that tells me how to use this type of putting a variable together. It makes it hard to search for it if I don't know what it is called. Thanks Steve -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ow3