Thanks for the response... and{ $tab_id == $_ } @update = any{$tab_id == $_}@update. sorry for the typo. I am using this : List::MoreUtils qw( any ); Basically what it is doing is checking to see if the $tab_id value is located anywhere in the @update array. This allows me to control which tab the items are deleted from. Using the <%init> blocks like you have will the perl run prior to the deletes alert popping up? Thanks Again!!!