note jwkrahn <blockquote><i><c> while (<FILE>) { my $line = $_; </c></i></blockquote> <p> That is usually written as: </p> <c> while (my $line = <FILE>) { </c><br /><br /> <blockquote><i><c> my @vsize = split (' ', trim ($pieces[2])); my @vbits = split (' ', trim ($pieces[3])); my $video_size = trim (shift @vsize); my $video_bits = trim (shift @vbits); </c></i></blockquote> <p> <c>split ' '</c> removes <b>ALL</b> whitespace so the use of the trim function is superfluous. </p> <c> my ( $video_size ) = split ' ', $pieces[ 2 ]; my ( $video_bits ) = split ' ', $pieces[ 3 ] </c> 984494 984494