"Unless otherwise stated all methods return either a *true* or *false* value, with *true* meaning that the operation was a success."
So sayeth the perldocs, but where is information about the error? With docs like this do you assume it's ${!}, or could it be that other thing (I think I saw something like $^E on this list - what is that?), or some package variable? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>