>Drop the inner loop.
>
>$j = 0;
>while ($j < 10) {
>     $line = <THATFILE>;
>     print "$line\n";
>     $j++;
>}

ah...quite simple...

As I learn perl I realize that a perl education consists of two 
parts...learning how to write Perl that works, and then learning how 
to _really_ write perl.

>
>It still won't do quite what you want it to, but hey, discovery is most of
>the fun of learning! :-)

oh, absolutely...I need to figure out how to write this stuff so the 
"guidance" is most appreciated.

I owe all of you a drink :)

Thanks again,
CTP

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