note tye <blockquote><i> bad FILE descriptor? I don't use a file </i></blockquote><p> It has to connect to the DB somehow. There is almost always a file descriptor under the covers (usually to a socket). </p><p> But it could also be reporting $! even though there wasn't a failure that set $! ("bad file descriptor" is a common error that gets left behind in $! due to common stuff that happens under the covers). </p><p> It looks like a bug to me. </p> <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-22609"><p align="right"> - [tye]<tt> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</tt> </p></div></div> 1004744 1004769