I wish I could give davido a double ++: first, for linking to the formatting tips (without which the 'specification' of Re^2: break-down ranges looks like mush); second, for gently pointing out that this is SoPW and not SoPPC (Seekers of Perl Production Code). The fact that davido then even went on to give some valuable coding advice in the face of goorgi01's assertion of a lack of time or experience to actually bother with it probably merits yet a third ++.