c:\@Work\Perl\monks\Keystone>perl ask_to_replace_1.pl string is now 'Three, Four, One, Two, xFive9, six, Seven' sub-string 1 at offset 0 is 'Three' is this correct? n no: enter new string: Uno sub-string 2 at offset 7 is 'Four' is this correct? No no: enter new string: Dos sub-string 3 at offset 13 is 'One' is this correct? y sub-string 4 at offset 18 is 'Two' is this correct? x no: enter new string: Tres sub-string 5 at offset 36 is 'Seven' is this correct? n no: enter new string: se7en new string is 'Uno, Dos, One, Tres, xFive9, six, se7en' done!