note Elgon <p>I was thinking to chop off the first character... <p><code> $id=~s/^(.)//; </code> <p>and if you want to save it afterwards... <p><code>$chopped_character = $1; </code> <p>NB: Regexps are not my strongest point, so post a reply if I am talking crap, preferably with an explanation of why! <p>"Violence is the first resort of those faced with yet another BSOD." <br>--/me 87077 87083