At 09:29 AM 6/8/01 -0500, you wrote: >I am getting: > > Use of uninitialized value in string eq at ./adpanel.pl line 37. > >even though my line 37 appears as: > > >if ( $action eq "add" ) { <-- line 37 > $add_alias = $formdata{alias}; > $add_destination = $formdata{destination}; > $add_tag = 1; > >} > > >earlier in the script, i have > >my $action; >my $add_alias; >my $add_destination; >my $add_tag; > >do i need to define my $formdata? Yes, you should define this variable as my %formdata since it is a hash. Peter Cline Inet Developer New York Times Digital