note dreadpiratepeter I use OOP in Perl all the time. But these days I use Moose. It is all the joy of OOP without any of the pain. I would highly recommend reading through the Moose manual and cookbooks. <!-- Node text goes above. Div tags should contain sig only --> <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-137449"> <br><br>-pete <br><i>"Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere."</i> </div></div> 917729 917729