\_ Have you factored in those who would actually 'want' to know you if you \_ passed them on the street? ;-) Yes, hence, the smiley. :-) \_ Seriously though...your perl assistance is always appreciated around here. I \_ thought I heard that we can buy stock in your old employer for $ 0.25 per \_ share. It went up? Wow. Or did you mean the former .com that got pink slipped and is being sued? Or the former fortune 500 in bankruptcy who isn't trading and is prolly being sued? Ah, the wild joy ride of employers. \_ Appears that you might have left just at the right time. That was the general idea. :-) David