Generating variable names 'on the fly'

Hi there, How do I generate variable names 'on the fly'? I wish to have variable names along the lines of $genre_category_1, $genre_category_2, $genre_category_3 etc. Ideally it would be along the lines of this... ####################### $current_field_number = 1; $genre_number_fields = 7; while ($current_field_number < $genre_number_fields) { //this var will change on every loop $genre_desc = $db_movies_genres->Record[$current_field_number]; //something along the lines of...(you get the idea) $str_category = "genre_category_" . $current_field_number; $$str_category = $genre_desc; $current_field_number++; } ####################### Any help would be greatly appreciated. Neil -------------------------------- Email: neil.freeman@asa.co.uk neil_freeman@yahoo.com --------------------------------