Yeah, not sure 'map' is going to give you a trick here, unless there is some other source that has the list of init values. You could try: map { $$_ = 'init' } qw(a b c d e f);
but that's just wrong - map in a void context *and* the ref var name thingee ( Can't use string ("a") as a SCALAR ref while "strict refs" ... ) Oh, were you thinking: my ($a, $b, $c,$d, $e, $f); $a = $b = $c =$d = $e = $f = 'init'; a ------------------- Andy Bach Systems Mangler Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: (608) 261-5738 Fax: 264-5932 It's is not its, it isn't ain't, and it's it's, not its, if you mean it is. If you don't, it's its. Then too, it's hers. It isn't her's. It isn't our's either. It's ours, and likewise yours and theirs. -- Oxford University Press, Edpress News _______________________________________________ ActivePerl mailing list ActivePerl@listserv.ActiveState.com To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs