note BrowserUk <blockquote><i> When coding for Windows - use .Net</i></blockquote> <p>No! <blockquote><i>otherwise why are you using Windows?</i></blockquote> <p>Because I prefer windows to the alternatives. (And perl to its alternatives!) <blockquote><i> The hours/days/weeks you have wasted/will-waste pining away for a workable Perl solution on windows could have been applied to a finished product in C# </i></blockquote> <p>Utter bollocks. <blockquote><i>Get Over It</i></blockquote> <p>Get over yourself! <blockquote><i>Disclaimer - I completely HATE windows, use only Ubuntu for my desktop</i></blockquote> <p>So you're another 'me too *nix fanboi' who thinks that the ability to download a tar.gz, unpack it and type configure and make makes him a programmer. <p>And what about that makes you qualified to answer the OPs question? 858805 858818