If one was inclined to learn Perl from the ground up, what books or courses would you recommend? I'd like to add this to my toolbox but I've been lax [read: lazy]. Chris Taylor "Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort." -- John Ruskin (English Writer 1819-1900) Any views and/or opinions expressed herein are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Ingram Industries, its affiliates, its subsidiaries or its employees. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l