I may be telling you something you already know, but earlier this year The Perl Journal had a very good article on internationalization and all the pitfalls. Its generic rather than particularly perl specific, so could be worth a look before anything is set in stone. Nigel. -- [ Nigel Metheringham Nigel.Metheringham@VData.co.uk ] [ Phone: +44 1423 850000 Fax +44 1423 858866 ]