thanks graff, since i only want what is between the tags or the text, how would i use tokeparser. The CPAN docs there look like tokeparser is for taking the content from inside the tags ie <content in tag> as opposed to parser that does this <>content out of tag</>. Simple tokeparser seems to work for taking out the inbetween test, but it needs a file to define the tags it is going to get rid of when it is declared. How would i go about creating this file, or maybe i dont need one, the docs make it seem like i did.

Thanks