You're quite right... that's to say, I'm not using DBD::CSV because I want all its features, only because I know how to use it. As an enthusiast for power tools, the idea of using a jackhammer to drive a nail appeals... sure does drive that nail. But you're quite right, if I were optimising for anything but my own time, I'd want something without the overhead - and you're quite right to point that out here for benefit of posterity. /me takes his lumps :)

§ George Sherston