Tim, I did what you suggested(missed it and I looked at it for I don't know how long) and when I run it, I still get the error. I copied the code I sent and added the # for the comment and it still gets the error. I am running MacPerl 5.1.5r4 w/ patch on MACOS 7.6.1. Wags ***** Want to unsubscribe from this list? ***** Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to mac-perl-request@iis.ee.ethz.ch