> -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew J. Dovey [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 7:08 AM > > option 2: different bespoke string based encoding > > geo.countryBorders within "boundingRect(13N25W,25S70E)" > > Questions: how to ensure that this is recognised as a > structure not as a string? (or just define this for the > particular index geo.countryBorders must be a structure of > this form). How to avoid type clashing etc. Why not pick a different bracketing character other than the double-quote? Put the structure inside brackets. geo.countryBorders within [boundingRect(13N25W, 25S70E)] Ralph