Here's something worth looking at concerning ways to store and re-use images with PHP and the GD library. http://www.evolt.org/article/Storage_and_re_use_of_images_using_PHP_GD_Part_ 1/20/27237/ James Davis Network Manager College of Business Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (361) 825-5926 jdavis at cob.tamucc.edu