note virtualsue I know what your 'sir' means, but the .exe for Perl programs is intended to be perl.exe. This question has been asked many times, and there is a pretty good answer [http://faq.perl.org/perlfaq3.html#How_can_I_compile_my|here]. <p>Regarding your request to send mail to you with the answer - that's not how this site generally works. You pose a question, you may get answers, and you can optionally use the [Chatterbox] nodelet to discuss it. We aren't a free confidential advice service. :) 537655 537655