>MacPerl does not seem to accept the STDOUT report format in the following >code when I syntax-check it. [...] >format STDOUT= >@>>>> @|||||| @<<<<<<<<< @<<<<<<<<<<<<< $@####.## >^<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >$count,$number,$type,$name,$price,$desc >~ >^<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >$desc >~<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >$desc You're missing a terminating period "." in your format declaration. Put a single period on a line by itself, and put a newline after it, after the last "$desc". i.e.: $count,$number,$type,$name,$price,$desc ~ ^<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< $desc ~<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< $desc