As I am still rather new to programming with perl, I still think in terms of fortran, which I have had a little experience with.

It is rather overwhelming, in terms of all the commands available, as to what one can do and it doesn't help when I still think very much in a limited sense to the basic commands and building up from there.

However, the more I see and play with it, the more it will seep in, and your suggestion regarding map is very interesting. I'll have to read around that.

I suppose, all in all, that at the monent, my handicap in perl golf is a little on the high side!

Many thanks for your comment

Steve