In article <5E19800E-6A32-11D8-8CCB-000502FDD5CC / mac.com>, Mark Hubbart <discord / mac.com> wrote: > Just replace the comment with the line (or lines) of code. You'll > probably want to do this with the code where you read in the file, and > also the two places where you write the data out. For much more > detailed information on error catching, refer to the PickAxe Guide[1], > "Exceptions, Catch, and Throw". Mark. Thanks for all you help. It is so nice to be a part of a group ( unlike those Perl folks ) where people are actually nice to each other. you = "the man" -- Koncept << "Contrary to popular belief, the most dangerous animal is not the lion or tiger or even the elephant. The most dangerous animal is a shark riding on an elephant, just trampling and eating everything they see." - Jack Handey