Hi Gerd, > Hmm ... actually, add "use Apache::lonmeta;" to the top of londefdef.pm, > and the whole thing blows up. Any ideas on what is happening there, how > I can syntax-check londefdef, etc? Seem to work fine here with a use Apache:lonmeta; and the more correct use Apache::lonmeta(); -- guy@albertelli.com LON-CAPA Developer 0-7-7-4-