Toby -- A small point: <...> >How about something like > >use File::Slurp; >use Try::Tiny; > >try { > $dbh->being_work; $dbh-begin_work; <...> Clarification for any who might be unfamiliar with the perl tools. Greg Williamson -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general