note LanX The array is not exactly deleted, but the elements are reduced to empty strings: <P> <c> DB<139> sub my_uc { my $c = shift; return uc($c); } DB<140> my_uc() DB<141> @a = map my_uc, a..c => ("", "", "") </c><P> keep in mind no argument means $c is undef! <!-- Node text goes above. Div tags should contain sig only --> <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-708738"> <p>Cheers Rolf </div></div> 1008163 1008168