From: Kaldrenon Date: 2007-06-15T05:20:09+09:00 Subject: Re: Runtime disparity - Same program in Perl and Ruby Thanks for the reply, John. There are a number of good tips in your reply for making my code more "Perl"-y. I don't think many (if any) will actually change the way the program runs, though, will they? A lot of the things I did work, but are styled more like Java, the language I use most. For example, I know I can just use $_ in sub file_seek, but I prefer to give my vars names that make more sense at a glance. But I'll keep all of your advice in mind. Thanks again, Andrew