I have glanced at the sprite module, but i think something more robust would be VERY useful! Which is why I recently started SQLshell (sqlshell.sourceforge.net). I want a near full SQL engine on the command line that intelligently parses different kinds of flat files, joining them, whatever. Basically turning your whole FS into a RDBMS. Please let me know if you have any suggestions, as i am still in the design phase. -malloc (Dan Kelemen, perl leper)