To all.
Thanks for the feedback. Since I am still learning perl, my well intentioned ideas will sometimes be a 'bit off'. I suppose that is part of the learning process. As for the 'commenting', my programming developed that trend when I took a 'C' course last semester. The instructor would decrement your grade *by a full letter* if you didn't comment
line. Ugh... I'll make the necessary corrections in future code samples.