Hi, I've just read read this article : http://codeperformance.com/index.php/2005/10/11/ibm-quietly-releases-their-jdk50-beta/ Download at http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/java5beta/ I've tried a few apps, works fine and fast :) bye, -- Antonin Bonte http://ejake.org Email: antonin.bonte at gmail.com