> Ohh, lets play... > > warn "ASCII value exceeds 127.\n" > if ($_=$line) =~ tr/\0-\x7f//c This probably isn't what you wanted to play but... Conditions following statements are (IMO) lame. I wish I had a script to undo them. I'm glad the real world doesn't give instuctions like this: Put jelly on bread, but first, toast bread. Perl statements like those sound just as ridiculous as just as out of order. I must be missing out on a lot of fun... ==== Want to unsubscribe from Fun With Perl? ==== Well, if you insist... Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to ==== fwp-request@technofile.org