Is there any reason why you can't use Slash for this? It is already written and tested, chances are you will save lots of time by not reinvented a HUGE wheel like this. There is also Everything (which is what PerlMonks runs on).

Also, take a look at PostNuke - it uses PHP instead of Perl, but it is very nice.

And it's Perl, not PERL.

jeffa

L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L--
-R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR
B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--
H---H---H---H---H---H---
(the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)