Hello nasa. I just wanted to say that i for one believe that you can learn Perl. To use the old "pun as a link", Can you teach a new dog an old trick? Yes you can. You hit the nail on the head ... it takes persistance. That's how i learned what Perl that i know today, and that's what's going to keep me learning ... persistance. (Perl provides the interest for me ;)) Keep on truckin!

jeffa

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