Dang, hate it when I hit the wrong control key :-( Okay, in Perl we have prefix operators (e.g., $ @ % & dereferencing); we have postfix operators (e.g., ++ --), and we have infix operators (e.g., + - * / ->). So what do you call <> (glob or getline?) Outfix? -- Peter Scott Pacific Systems Design Technologies ==== Want to unsubscribe from Fun With Perl? Well, if you insist... ==== Send email to <fwp-request@technofile.org> with message _body_ ==== unsubscribe