> can anyone reccomend a good book so i can start the task of learning perl > ? :) Go with the O'Reilly "Camel" books - you can't go wrong with them. try: http://www.perl.com and: http://www.oreilly.com -Dave -- | oOOooO / --| oOobodoO / dsb3@earthlink.net --| ooOoOo / | II / The wise man tells you where you have fallen | II / and where you may fall - Invaluable secrets.