note metaperl I'm connecting to a MySQL database, so it should be [mod://DBD::mysql] <br> <br> <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-36219"> <BR> <BR> <small> The mantra of every experienced web application developer is the same: [id://674225|thou shalt separate business logic from display]. Ironically, <a href=http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AuxxPVc-8jyBdHVQUjBoUjhPUWJINE1XckpJZWJwRlE&hl=en>almost all template engines allow violation of this separation principle</a>, which is the very impetus for HTML template engine development. <P> -- Terence Parr, <a href=http://www.cs.usfca.edu/~parrt/papers/mvc.templates.pdf>"Enforcing Strict Model View Separation in Template Engines"</a> </small> </div></div> 938100 938100