I think this is a prime example of TMTOWTDI (There's More Than One Way To Do It) - you now have two choices for how to indicate the end of input to your while(<STDIN>) loop:
1) pressing ^Z instead of ^D 2) breaking out of your loop when you see certain input indicating end of input -dave ps - I think the word 'non-obvious' is quite befuddling as well. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
