>One fewer than that (two ways): Why not just count down? > perl -ne'$t=0;$t-=64-ord uc for split//;$t-46||print' perl -ne'$t=46;$t+=64-ord uc for split//;$t||print' (just a random thought... haven't checked it) -- Tushar Samant ~ ~ :wq ==== Want to unsubscribe from Fun With Perl? Well, if you insist... ==== Send email to <fwp-request@technofile.org> with message _body_ ==== unsubscribe