note jarich I'm tempted to say neither. In fact I do. Don't do either of those two methods. <p> Designing, writing, testing and using your very own yet another templating system is hugely inefficient. Likewise doing the same with formats doesn't help a lot either. </p> <p> If you need things to go <b>fast</b> perhaps you should look at CGI::Fast or mod_perl. That'll cut down the execution time a lot. </p> <p> Back to the question at hand, however. I would recommend the good practice of using someone else's already well designed, written and tested templating system. For example HTML::Template or Template::Toolkit depending on which one best suits your needs. </p> <p> Formats are almost a thing of the past (thankfully) and I can say with certainty that you'll appreciate the joys of using templates, sooner or later. You want to [169991|use templates], it's a good habit to get into for when you later have to share a project with a graphic designer. </p> <p> Hope this helps, </p> <p> jarich </p> 402818 402818