Whenever I do an exercise from one of the books that assume a unix environment, I skip the code that gets user input. If the code is written like this:
my @names = <STDIN>; I change it to: my @names = ( qw/ joe bob jack / ); Then I type (or copy) the rest of the code from the example. Windows is not a command-line driven environment. Stop trying to adapt it to one. You can always learn more about the command-line later. For now, I would recommend skipping the input part of the example programs and concentrate on the concept being taught. HTH, Charles K. Clarkson -- Head Bottle Washer, Clarkson Energy Homes, Inc. Mobile Home Specialists 254 968-8328 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]