Hello, whats the difference if you start a variable with ::
for example: $::a $a $main::a or: Package Foo; $::a # <- this is still main?! $::Foo::a $Foo::a $a didn't found information in the perldoc. Regards Martin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/