If it isn't too late in the cycle, I'd be grateful if a simple change to Perl-OSType that David Golden just applied for me got picked up for the impending Perl 5.18.0. It is a VOS-only change, and the new version of Perl-OSType is now 1.003. FWIW, this change applies to older maintenance revs of Perl as well; it is not specific to 5.18. Thanks PG -- Sr. Technical Consultant, Stratus Technologies Inc. Office: +1-978-461-7557; Mobile: +1-978-235-2451; Twitter: @stratuspaulgThread Next