I know you can use [%- and -%] to chomp newlines without having to use = PRE_CHOMP and POST_CHOMP, but is there a way to remove ALL whitespace = before/after a directive without having to use configuration options? =20 Also, what is the correct syntax for removing whitespace before a = comment? [%#- and [%-# don't seem to work for me. =20 Thanks, =20 Brian Hann