Re: Thinking out loud - a continuation...

> [snip] >> $item['children'] should be an array, somehow a string has been assigned :/ > [/snip] > > Yep. I am trying to figure that out now. I'm sure it is something really small. [/snip] I have been hammering away at it for a while now and still cannot find the issue. I'll push away for a while and come back to it. Robert I owe you so many thinks for getting me this far and opening me up to making this more efficient. I just have to push on through and get to the point where the JSON can be created and consumed. If any light bulb goes on over your head would you let me know. I have tried everything that I know works to keep this from being a string - I am just missing something.