At 05.18 -0500 1998.12.02, Matthew Phillips wrote: > 2. open (OUT,'>>test.out') || die; Try: open(OUT, '>>test.out') or die "Cannot append to test.out: $!"; For open and other builtins, always check the value of $!. For MacPerl toolbox module functions, check the value of $^E. -- Chris Nandor mailto:pudge@pobox.com http://pudge.net/ %PGPKey = ('B76E72AD', [1024, '0824090B CE73CA10 1FF77F13 8180B6B6']) ***** Want to unsubscribe from this list? ***** Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to mac-perl-request@iis.ee.ethz.ch