> > What is going on that I haven't understood? > > Rgds, GStC.
Your entire problem is : foreach $capval ( sort bynumber %capdef ) { Perhaps you want to sort by the KEYS of %capdef foreach $capval ( sort keys %capdef ) { } -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Lawrence Statton - [EMAIL PROTECTED] s/aba/c/g Computer software consists of only two components: ones and zeros, in roughly equal proportions. All that is required is to sort them into the correct order. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>