note BrowserUk <p>'scuse my ignorance of nether regions below Perl's skirts, but would it impose a huge performance penalty for [map] and [grep] to localise $_ on entry? <p>I visualise them as subs with their own local scope. Would a <code>local $_; </code> at the top cost so very much? <hr><small>Well [http://www.wildyorkshire.co.uk/naturediary/docs/pontour1.html|It's better than the Abottoire], but <i>Yorkshire</i>!</small> 195926 195926