>When I ran the syntax check it showed the following. > ># Name "main::LineLength" used only once: possible typo. >File 'Hard Disk:Desktop Folder:wordcount program'; Line 14 Trust what Perl already told you: $LineLenght is used only once. (# Name "main::LineLength" used only once: possible typo.) In Line 15 you have $LineLen as a variable. Did you mean $LineLenght instead. If yes, it was a typo and Perl was right again :-) Andreas Marcel ***** Want to unsubscribe from this list? ***** Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to mac-perl-request@iis.ee.ethz.ch