sorry if i offended you x1 but everyone else seemed like they were willing to talk on the subject and nothing else was being said and i needed some advise and you all are suposed to be inteligent which some of you have proved thanx everyone for your input so on the subject of cyptogrify (sorry about the spelling) what program do you request using? and where can i get it

COBOL would let you practice putting periods at the end of statements. Learn two things at once! More seriously, code written in C, C++ and Perl is in demand. There's a better chance that more people can maintain or update your code than if it was written in a less mainstream language, and customers tend to appreciate that. Out of those three, Perl is probably the best introductory language. DSC