C:\chas_sandbox\columns-by-name> type ARGVtest.pl #!/usr/bin/perl -WCD use strict; use warnings; use Data::Dumper; $\ = $/; my $debug = 1; #array of fields to display my @processFields = ('Caption','ParentProcessId','ProcessId','CommandLine'); #ARGV processing my $searchfor = $#ARGV ? join(' ',@ARGV) : die("I need a process to look for."); # ^^^^^^ change here C:\chas_sandbox\columns-by-name> ARGVtest.pl I need a process to look for. at C:\chas_sandbox\columns-by-name\ARGVtest.pl lin e 14. C:\chas_sandbox\columns-by-name> ARGVtest.pl chas I need a process to look for. at C:\chas_sandbox\columns-by-name\ARGVtest.pl lin e 14.