margee,

You are correct that there are some cosmetic problems with your original post. You have not corrected them either there or with your added text above. Apologies aren't needed - but even if they were, generally an apology comes with a promise to do better next time, and you did not go and read any of the fine documentation of perlmonks in how to format your posts for maximum response. After all, something that is hard to read is less likely to be read. And that keeps you from getting answers. I'm not pointing out your "poor cosmetics" because I get a thrill out of demeaning people. I'm pointing them out because I think you genuinely need perl help, and your formatting is getting in the way of getting that help. Notice how many people answered your question? That's largely to do with two things - one of which is aesthetics - poor formatting makes it difficult to read.

The second is nearly as important. I say nearly because, despite the fact that it is at the crux of your problem, with poor formatting, it would actually make it harder to read your posts. That is, you didn't provide your sample code that shows your problem. You continiued to not show your code here, making it very difficult for people to help. All we can do is guess at what problems your code faces, which is frustrating for us, and, truth be told, would be frustrating to you when you wonder why none of our help is, well, helping. It's sorta like giving us a blindfold and then expecting us to hit the bull's-eye with a dart from 30 paces. We don't even know which way to the target. Give us the code, take off our blindfold, and we have a much better chance.

When you post a new note, you must hit the "preview" button. Notice how it says, "If something looked unlike you expected it to you might need to check out Writeup Formatting Tips". Follow those instructions - if things aren't appearing the way you think they should, follow the link (probably best to follow it in a new window so you don't lose what you've typed so far. You may want to go back to your other posts and reformat them, as well, partly as practice, and partly to encourage more people to respond when (if) they go back to the top of this thread to see what I'm complaining about.

Good luck!