If you ever see code that says something like $debug == TRUE, then you need to change that code. Why not write it as: if(  TRUE == ( $debug == TRUE )  ) { or if(  ( ( $debug == TRUE ) == TRUE ) == TRUE  ) { To test for truth, you write: if(  $debug  ) { Most languages create problems for this since there are a ton of "true" values that aren't all == nor eq. But it is even more true in Perl since Perl has multiple "false" values that aren't all eq and that can generate warnings if you use ==.

        - tye (but my friends call me "Tye")