pr1@club-internet.fr (Philippe de Rochambeau) writes: >MacPerl does not seem to accept the STDOUT report format in the following >code when I syntax-check it. Can anyone tell me why? >format STDOUT= >@>>>> @|||||| @<<<<<<<<< @<<<<<<<<<<<<< $@####.## >^<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >$count,$number,$type,$name,$price,$desc >~ >^<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >$desc >~<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >$desc You seem to be missing the terminating period. Just append a line