Oh, but by using strict, you would have saved yourself time! Strict is your friend and not your enemy. If I could give you one thing to refine this, it would be to use strict;. Just by using it, you'd have to refine your own code in a better way. That, and proper formatting. Personally, I stopped reading this half way through because it's just too ugly to read.

Be considerate of those you're seeking help from and format your code. You're going to get more help if you show some respect for those you're seeking wisdom from.

Hope this helps..
Rich