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Do not copy and paste code - there are much better ways Archive one copy a bit" excuse? Please don't ... in identifying which bits need changing, you have identified the parameters for a named block of code ... which will be known as a sub / subroutine / function / macro / method / procedure / command depending on which language you're writing in.[this bit of code] which I wrote yesterday in Perl, looking for Christmas topics within place names (Well - as someone else said ... "the programs on the TV weren't worth watching") ...[here] . Enjoy!
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