Yes. I was spinning my wheels. I will use seek and read for what I need. I remember reading that in the perldoc about eof(). I don't know why I got myself stuck there. Thanks for a speedy response. I'm working on a perl logger that keeps track of how much time I spend learning perl. :)

A project that involves practice, learning and constant re-development. :)
I'll post it when I feel good about it.