Try setting the LANG=C (or LANG=en_US) variable before you start any perl program. Forrest -- Forrest, I will forward this to my perl guru. Thanks. Roy- -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list