Your question was already answered on comp.lang.perl.misc before you posted this to Perlmonks. If you're going to post a question to the newsgroup, would you mind taking the trouble to actually read the answers? Thanks.
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I've posted an apology on comp.lang.perl.misc
it seems like when you refrech this thread you can immediately see what people responded, which makes life much easier. never the less I humbly thank all those who take the time to answer.