In MacPerl 5.1.1, the $] variable contains version "5.00201". What is its value under 5.1.0 (I already tossed it and don't feel like reinstalling it to find out)? #======================================================================== Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time. --Steven Wright Chris Nandor pudge@pobox.com PGP Key 0xB76E72AD http://pudge.net/