note jsprat The tutorial has been written - try this link [perldoc://perlthrtut] and hit the first link. Or just type <code>perldoc perlthrtut</code> at a command prompt or shell. Or, if you have ActiveState Perl, all the documentation (including the threading tutorial) is available locally in html format as well as the pod.<p>You may want to look at [How to RTFM], lots of good advice. Good luck 258412 258412