Joel wrote: > Thanks, but what does "My" mean
That is my, not My. Perl is case-sensitive. It is the declaration of the identifier as a varaible within the current scope, rather than one imported from a larger outside scope. Until you understand the reasons to do this, go ahead and take it on faith. Declare your variables with my until you can explain exactly why some other scope is more appropriate. By that time, you are unlkely to have any desire to declare them without that scope specifier. > and why did you use "print" twice in a row? Looks like a typo...Dan? Joseph -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>