Hello all. I have a request. I do not know "C" or "C++" and have been trying to learn PERL. I have bought numerous books on the subject, but have not been able to fill in those key ideas that every book says, "like in C" to. I would really appreciate if anyone knows how a non-programmer could delve into the world of PERL, please give me a clue. I live in Chicago, so if anyone knows a tutor...that would be swell. Just to let you all know...I am a fairly math minded person trained in Philosophy, but never took a programming class. <- (my mistake!!) Please help me. _G__a__i__l___D__o__n__n__e__l__l__y_ donnelly@interaccess.com gaild@xsite.net gdonnell@iec.org