perlfaq nodetype faq_monk This is documented in [perlman:perlref|the perlref manpage]. In general, this is fraught with quoting and readability problems, but it is possible. To interpolate a subroutine call (in list context) into a string: <PRE> print "My sub returned @{[mysub(1,2,3)]} that time.\n"; </PRE> If you prefer scalar context, similar chicanery is also useful for arbitrary expressions: <PRE> print "That yields ${\($n + 5)} widgets\n"; </PRE> Version 5.004 of Perl had a bug that gave list context to the expression in <CODE>${...}</CODE>, but this is fixed in version 5.005. See also ``How can I expand variables in text strings?'' in this section of the FAQ.