According to Fred&Thanh: > > 2 - If you split the above string on newlines the blank is an element in <snip> You should be able to SPLICE out the offending element in the array. Like so: if( length($theArray[$i]) < 1 ){ splice( @theArray, $i, 1 ); } ***** Want to unsubscribe from this list? ***** Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to mac-perl-request@iis.ee.ethz.ch