>>>>> "LR" == Larry Rosler <lr@hpl.hp.com> writes: if i am interpeting your logic correctly, these corrections apply. otherwise flame me to a crisp. LR> To me, "\0" is a lot less messy than "\000", as one of them is ^ long as LR> followed by a [0-7] character. ^ ^ (sic) uri -- Uri Guttman --------- uri@sysarch.com ---------- http://www.sysarch.com SYStems ARCHitecture, Software Engineering, Perl, Internet, UNIX Consulting The Perl Books Page ----------- http://www.sysarch.com/cgi-bin/perl_books The Best Search Engine on the Net ---------- http://www.northernlight.com ==== Want to unsubscribe from Fun With Perl? Well, if you insist... ==== Send email to <fwp-request@technofile.org> with message _body_ ==== unsubscribe