note Zaxo <p>I think <code>sub ReadFile</code> should be more portable about line ends:</p> <code>sub ReadFile { unless (open(INFILE,"< $_[0]")) {return 0;} my $readin = join //, map {chomp;$_} <INFILE>; close(INFILE); $readin; } </code> <p>I expect there are other spots needing similar treatment</p> <p>I was tempted to change your open statement, but it's your code and that would change the interface.</p> <p>After Compline,<br/>Zaxo</p> 89724 89724