What if I change the menu sub to: 
sub menu {

$address = q|
    <td>
      <ul> 
        <li><a href="home.pl?contatc=${ uri_escape( $address ) }&amp;s
+elected_tab=a" target="_top">home<b></b></a></li> 
        <li><a href="home.pl?contatc=${ uri_escape( $address ) }&amp;s
+elected_tab=b" target="_top"><span></span>about<b></b></a></li> 
        <li><a href="home.pl?contatc=${ uri_escape( $address ) }&amp;s
+elected_tab=c" target="_top"><span></span>contact<b></b></a></li>    
+       
      </ul>
    </td>
|;
return;
}
Suggestions? Or would that be ok to have this line then: <code>my $go_
+menu = &menu;

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In reply to Re^2: SCALAR ref error help! by Anonymous Monk
in thread SCALAR ref error help! by Anonymous Monk

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