Well I figured out how to create a Library, I just needed to save the lib in text mode with MacPERL and not with simple text. Anyway, I am just trying to create and write to a file now and this what I tried open(handle, 'look.out'); print handle 'stuff\n'; close(handle); with no success. What am I missing? Ken Ken McGill Georgia College & State University kmcgill@mail.gac.peachnet.edu