note djantzen <p> Yup, <code>$depth</code> is probably getting set on the first invocation and never getting updated un subsequent invocations. See <a href="http://www.unix.org.ua/orelly/perl/cookbook/ch10_17.htm">this article</a> <p> <p> <!-- Node text goes above. Div tags should contain sig only --> <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-131165"> <hr> "The dead do not recognize context" -- Kai, <i>Lexx</i> </div></div> 426673 426690