my $navytext; # This variable appears as the line '$navytext = '000066' # Navy blue text.' in the custom parameters file below. . . . my $cpsfnx = $thepdir . 'custom.parms'; if (-e $cpsfnx) { my @cpslnsx = in_shared($cpsfnx); my $cpsln = ''; foreach $cpsln (@cpslnsx) { if (index($cpsln,'#') > 1) { ($cpsln,$tmp) = split ('#',$cpsln); } eval($cpsln); } } . . .