afoken, thank-you for that tip.
That was another obvious thing that I didn't realize until you pointed it out. I wish there were some good test scripts I could look at that were not so far above my skill level. I've looked at a few from the modules I have installed but they're quite a ways above my skill level. I'm afraid if I spend the time that's needed to understand them I will have lost track of what my original project is. Which is really just learning Perl, but nonetheless I'm trying to stay focused.