> > Why spend time multiplying something with 1? > > while ($l > 2) {$x *= --$l} > > ought to be slightly faster. > right on. just got caught up in the technical def. of factorial :) ==== Want to unsubscribe from Fun With Perl? Well, if you insist... ==== Send email to <fwp-request@technofile.org> with message _body_ ==== unsubscribe