sleidy@voicenet.com wrote: >If I change: > >my($the_Time) = &hms(); > >to > >my($the_Time); >$the_Time = &hms(); > >.... I am rewarded with the expected Result. I bet you can figure it out if I point out that my $the_Time = &hms(); also gives the expected result. # ===== Want to unsubscribe from this list? # ===== Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to macperl-request@macperl.org