On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Steve Staples <sstaples@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, 2011-07-13 at 23:27 +0100, Tim Streater wrote: > > A valid variable name starts with a letter or underscore > > If I am not mistaken, $_1 is not a valid variable name. You are mistaken. Try it. -Stuart -- Stuart Dallas 3ft9 Ltd http://3ft9.com/