>> You can use the trick mentioned in 'perldoc -q string' "How do I expand >> function calls in a string?"
Funny that the perldoc uses the exact function I wanted to use:) >localtime is a Perl function, not an external command, so: Thanks guys! jlc -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/