OK i see! thanks

i thought the chomp deleted the \n BEFORE it could make a newline

i guess i was wrong!

im also making another program that will use the cd-tray to lock a door with a password (dont ask... another of my whacko ideas! the cd-tray will move a lever etc.)

i will use the system command "eject" to open and close the tray. what i need is a way to find the status of the tray. is it open? is it closed? im looking into the Audio::CD module to see if the "stat" command will work

any ideas on this insane project?