Having been away from my desk for a few days, I have been struck by the 'pandora's box' opened by hazel. I also suffered the same problem when trying to complete the analysis on my Master's Thesis, and although I tried out most of the suggestions put forward on this list, in the long run none of them sufficed. I would strongly recommend that those working at QSR make this a priority and try to rethink the coding mechanism used in N4, and NVivo. Ow ow ow I ended up wearing a support strap. I know that qualitative research requires dedication, but bodily sacrifice is a bit much. I'm also just about to start off coding stuff in NUDIST again, eek. Sarah Delaney NWCI Millennium Project 51 Moyglare Abbey Maynooth Co Kildare Ireland Tel: 00-353-1-6292033