A correction: The minimal code had a "6" where a "4" should have been > s/^(.{6})(..)/$1\t$2\t/; should be s/^(.{4})(..)/$1\t$2\t/; -=#=- Ken Tanaka Phone: (602) 988-9773 ext 413 Hughes Training, Inc. Fax: (602) 988-3556 tanaka@hrlban1.aircrew.asu.edu tanaka@alhra.af.mil -=#=-