Create middle management bullshit whenever the voices tell you (C) ..--- ----- ----- .---- by - . .-.. ... .-.-.- All rights reserved. You need Math::String, and thus the new Math::BigInt and Math::BigFloat versions of at least v1.33 as they can be found on CPAN or in Perl newer than v5.7.1. To install, untar, unzip and then run perl Makefile.PL make make test If all tests pass, you might do: make install to install this package. Please send me test-reports, your experiences with this and your ideas - or maybe this time not. >8+}= Tels