Didn't someone do something similar to this just a few months ago? If I remember correctly the problem then was that MacPerl itself was being killed off as one of the processes. This resulted in the program not seeming to work. Just a thought. :-) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All e-mail needs to be sent to mark@cheers.jsc.nasa.gov. If you don't, it will probably bounce. What man does not understand or fears; he ultimately destroys. Steve Wright: Black holes are where God divided by zero. ***** Want to unsubscribe from this list? ***** Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to mac-perl-request@iis.ee.ethz.ch