>What I'd like to do is use a generic name of the disk, so the script >could be run on any mac without having to modify the script to put in >the startup disk's name. my $hd = &MacPerl::MakePath((&MacPerl::Volumes)[0]); $hd =~ s/:$//; # Remove trailing colon I beleive the first element of the array returned by &MacPerl::Volumes will always be the startup disk. This should be portable from one Mac another. ------------------------------------------------ John Whelan ImageLinc Commercial em: johnw@imagelinc.com Internet Services fax: 206.812.1033 ph: 206.812.2662 ***** Want to unsubscribe from this list? ***** Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to mac-perl-request@iis.ee.ethz.ch