In article <COMPOSER.91Feb2145029 at chem.bu.edu> I wrote... > sub input { > print @_[0]; > chop($_ = <STDIN>); > $_; > } Oops.. darn typos. That first line should have been "print $_[0];". It was originally set to print the entire arg list to &input. Both will work, though. -jeff Jeff Kellem Internet: composer at chem.bu.edu