Can't say there is much of an interface with Time::Local. I'm going to need a bit more of a kick in understanding it's implementation. I tried the following from the synopsis: use Time::Local; $time = timelocal($sec,$min,$hours,$mday,$mon,$year); print $time; and got the following: # Day out of range 1..31 in timelocal.pl Darryl Caldwell Oikiasuchou School ___________________________________________________ The Practice Hall: http://www.eznet.com/bravo/ph/ph.html Myth & Martial Culture