It seems that this problem only occurs with @-. And it is not limited to the Debugger. I've tested it with Perl 5.8.8 on Win XP. See attached file... Cheers, Renee --- renee.baecker@smart-websolutions.de Smart-Websolutions André Windolph und Renée Bäcker GbR Maria-Montessori-Str. 13 64584 Biebesheim USt.-ID: DE 228 935 695 Telefon: 01803 - 278 25 51 98 (9 cent/Minute) E-Mail: info@smart-websolutions.de Perl-Magazin: http://foo-magazin.de Perl-Nachrichten: http://perl-nachrichten.de