note chromatic <blockquote><em>Perl has two different types of variables - lexical and dynamic.</em></blockquote> <p> I think <em>package global</em> is a much better description than <em>dynamic</em>. </p> <blockquote><em>All these slots are accessible bar the FORM slot. Why this is I don't know...</em></blockquote> <p> Because it's spelled <code>FORMAT</code>. </p> <blockquote><em>nother thing to be noted from the above example is that you can't assign toglob slots directly,</em></blockquote> <p> Judging by your next paragraph, I think you need to clarify what you mean by <em>assign directly</em>. </p> 211441 211441