Ed, > By the way, do you know of other "weblets" for data formats > and/or standards? Yes, but you have probably discovered these as well: <UL> <li> <a HREF="http://fits.cv.nrao.edu/traffic/scidataformats/faq.html";> Scientific Data Formats FAQ</a> <li> <a HREF="http://yahoo.ncsa.uiuc.edu:8001/";> HDF hyperdocument</a> <li> <a href="http://www.llnl.gov/liv_comp/metadata/metadata.html";> Metadata page</a> <li> <a href="http://www.msi.umn.edu/SciVis/umnscivis.html";> Scientific Visualization packages</a> </UL> If I discover others, I'll try to remember to pass them on. --Russ