Why won't this work? Can anyone help? Dakota Duff $| = 1; $anim = &MacPerl'Pick("What kind?","Buffalo","Elk"); $spec = &MacPerl'Pick("What kind?","Bull","Cow","Bull Calf","Heifer Calf","1 YR Old Bull","1 YR Old Heifer","2 YR Old Bull","2 YR Old Heifer"); if ($anim == "Buffalo") { $aa = "BUF"; } if ($anim == "Elk") { $aa = "ELK"; } if ($spec == "Bull") { $bb = "BULL"; } if ($spec == "Cow") { $bb = "COWS"; } if ($spec == "Bull Calf") { $bb = "BCAV"; } if ($spec == "Heifer Calf") { $bb = "HCAV"; } if ($spec == "1 YR Old Bull") { $bb = "1YRB"; } if ($spec == "1 YR Old Heifer") { $bb = "1YRH"; } if ($spec == "2 YR Old Bull") { $bb = "2YRB"; } if ($spec == "2 YR Old Heifer") { $bb = "2YRH"; } print "$aa$bb"; ***** Want to unsubscribe from this list? ***** Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to mac-perl-request@iis.ee.ethz.ch