in reply to Checking if File Exists

I suspect you want this:
if ( -e "registry/$Path/$FILENAME" ) { print "<p align=\"center\"><A HREF=\"http://www.surnameweb.org/regi +stry/$Path/$FILENAME\">$CRITERIA</A>"; } else{ print "\n"; }
Though the "else..." is probably unnecessary.

Hope that helps...

Mike

"The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen... and stupidity."
Harlan Ellison