Hi Phil, I thank you for your quick reply, here is the version information This is perl, v5.8.0 built for PA-RISC2.0

Copyright 1987-2002, Larry Wall

Perl may be copied under the terms of either the Artistic License or the GNU General Public License,
which may be found in the Perl 5 source kit.

Complete document for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be on this system using 'man perl' or 'perldoc perl'. If you have access to the Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.com/, the Perl Home Page.

thanks
ravi