G'day Bob and all... :) > Your class is not an abstract class in this sense, as you can instantiate > objects of the class. This is the meaning that I have always used (coming > from C++).
Ahh... but not if you can't run the method to instantiate it... :) (or at least it not returning a valid object, but raising an error) Which is part of whmy enquiry. :) Thanks Bob... you've raised a number of good points, and have helped me on my way... :) All the best... -Mike -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>