note Argel I figured you meant the qr{}, but that along with the fact you did not use the quotemeta tags in any example was enough to jolt my brain into remembering that quotemeta was also Perl code. It's amazing how simple mistakes can be so hard to catch at times!! Again, thanks for the help!! <!-- Node text goes above. Div tags should contain sig only --> <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-131494"> <font size=1><p><i>Elda Taluta; Sarks Sark; Ark Arks<br><a target="_blank" href="http://argel1200.deviantart.com/gallery/">My deviantART gallery</a></i></p></font> </div></div> 939568 939575