$string =~ s/^\s+//; Removes leading whitespaces
$string =~ s/^\s+//g; /g (GLOBALLY) is redundant in the case of "leading whitespages" See PERL Cookbook page 30 for the answer to your question. __________________ William Ampeh (x3939) Federal Reserve Board -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]