> How do you... solve the pathname problem? I always define them as a global constant at the top of my scripts. e.g. ... #-- inputs-- my $filePath = "hardDrive:thisFolder:thisFile"; my $outOutputFilePath = "hardDrive:thatFolder:thatFile"; #-- subroutines -- ... Xah, xah@best.com http://www.best.com/~xah/PageTwo_dir/more.html Mountain View, CA, USA