> >> > BEGIN { @ARGV = qw(/usr/dict/words) } > > You also get the useless use of qw() award. > @ARGV = '/usr/dict/words'; How high-n-mighty people can be. There's certainly no harm in using qw(), save for typing two extra characters. Personally, I like to have things that are lists be defined with qw(), even if there's only one element. xoxo, Andy -- # Andy Lester %_=split';','.; Perl ;@;st a;m;ker;p;not;o;hac;t;her;y;ju'; print map $_{$_}, split //, 'andy@petdance.com' ==== Want to unsubscribe from Fun With Perl? Well, if you insist... ==== Send email to <fwp-request@technofile.org> with message _body_ ==== unsubscribe