Edward M. Perry writes: |> warn "ASCII value exceeds 127.\n" |> if ($_=$line) =~ tr/\0-\x7f//c |Conditions following statements are (IMO) lame. How about: "Stop at the store if you want something to eat tonight." "I'll ride my bike unless you want to go too." or to more closely match the perl above: "Don't come near me if you want to stay healthy." And of course: whistle () while $working; Brian ==== Want to unsubscribe from Fun With Perl? ==== Well, if you insist... Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to ==== fwp-request@technofile.org