I could be wrong... but I seem to be missing the fun in this thread, although I admit that "@$a[0] = 5" is (apparently) yech. Followups to comp.lang.perl.mod? [[ Subscribe as a mailing list! Send the following command to majordomo@eyrie.org (put it in the body of a message) subscribe clpm bill@fccj.org ]] -- -- |\ _,,,---,,_ Vicki Brown <vlb@cfcl.com> ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ Journeyman Sourceror: Scripts & Philtres |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' P.O. Box 1269 San Bruno CA 94066 '---''(_/--' `-'\_) http://www.cfcl.com/~vlb http://www.macperl.com ==== Want to unsubscribe from Fun With Perl? Well, if you insist... ==== Send email to <fwp-request@technofile.org> with message _body_ ==== unsubscribe