@Rob,
To be honest, I think Rantz and company are working on a school project under some pressure to complete the task asap - and they are beginners very new to the language.
It may be they have chosen a very difficult route with so little experience, but I applaud them for 'grasping the nettle' as it were and going for it.
I know they should look more closely at the examples, but I guess sometimes in the 'panic' to make progress they can't see the wood for the trees as it were.
@Rantz and co - this forum is a 'goldmine' of information, along with www.blitzcoder.com you really should try to find the answers youselves, but people like Rob are a fantastic boon to this forum so you'll do well under guidance such as his and others.
Good luck with the project, but perhaps if you posted as much information as possible so we can get a better understanding of what you want to achieve, we'd be better placed to help you.
IPete2.
PS you guys may want to look through these tutorials for basic stuff too!
http://www.blitzbasic.co.nz/Community/posts.php?topic=27913:)