|Try s/'PPP disconnect'/'RA disconnect'/; I just tried MacPerl::DoAppleScript 'PPP disconnect'; and it worked fine. However, I tried it on 7.5.5, so I'd give Jeff's suggestion a try. Brian # ===== Want to unsubscribe from this list? # ===== Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to macperl-request@macperl.org