when called thus: select 0 [ ] Hugs gives the error message: ERROR - Unresolved overloading *** Type : Eq a => [a] *** Expression : select 0 [ ] Surely Haskell should be able to just return [ ] in both cases. Thanks ahead for your response. Prof Ernest Paquet Walsh University 2020 Easton St. N.W. Canton, OH, 44720 (USA) Phone voice: 330-490-7229 fax: 330-490-7165