Thank you, Monks, for your help in solving my Perl problems. The strange thing is, I've been here just over a year and I've only recently asked my first question.

But you have helped. I've lost count of the number of times I've started to ask a question, only to find the answer myself. It's partly because I want to post effectively, and partly because I don't want to look stupid.

Of course, before I even consider posting, there are a few things I (usually remember to) do. Super Search, Google comp.lang.perl.misc and CPAN, obviously. But it's when I start typing the question that