Yeah, I read about that in the FAQ section of the HTML:Template docs. I kinda thought doing this the "hard way" would be a good way to learn about references and passing refs around in a program. It was a good way to learn, but the code duplication probably sends good programmers into fits. I am still learning these things though, so I don't include myself in the "good programmer"group.

Now that I accomplished my goal, I will probably go back and rewrite the code using the CGI.pm methods.

Still wondering about the error mesage I was getting, and why changing the TMPL_LOOP label solved the problem.

Thanks alot,
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