lr@hpl.hp.com wrote: > > Using your base, 10 characters fewer: > > perl -ne'$t=0;$t+=ord(uc)-64 for split//;$t-46||print' > > Do we have a winner yet? Well, using this base we can knock off a few more characters: perl -ne'$t=46;$t-=ord(uc)-64 for split//;$t||print' or even perl -ne'$t=558;$t-=ord uc for split//;$t||print' -- Rick Delaney rick.delaney@home.com ==== Want to unsubscribe from Fun With Perl? Well, if you insist... ==== Send email to <fwp-request@technofile.org> with message _body_ ==== unsubscribe