note BrowserUk <blockquote><i></i></blockquote> <p>Perhaps this explains it:<code> C:\test>\perl32\bin\perl -wnle"print $]; split; print join '|', @_" Use of implicit split to @_ is deprecated at -e line 1. evry good boy deserves food 5.008009 evry|good|boy|deserves|food C:\test>\perl64\bin\perl -wnle"print $]; split; print join '|', @_" Use of implicit split to @_ is deprecated at -e line 1. the quick brown foox 5.010001 the|quick|brown|foox Terminating on signal SIGINT(2) Terminating on signal SIGINT(2) C:\test>perl -wnle"print $]; split; print join '|', @_" Useless use of split in void context at -e line 1. evry good boy deserves food 5.016001 </code> <p>As you can see, in 5.8 and 5.10, [split] in a void context was deprecated, but it put its results into @_; <p>Somewhere between 5.10 and 5.16, the deprecation was enforced and that facility was removed. Which mean your golf script no longer works. <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-171588"> <hr /> <font size=1 > <div>With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'</div> <div>Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.</div> <div>"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". </div> <div>In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. </div> </font> </div></div> 649734 1012832