note ibanix Very interesting. <BR><BR> I prefer to compile my scripts with <A HREF="http://www.indigostar.com/perl2exe.htm">perl2exe</A> and install the binary as a service. I've used instsrv and srvany, but I prefer to use the freely available <A HREF="http://www.firedaemon.com/">FireDaemon</A>. Get the v0.09 version -- the new version only supports 1 service without a registration code.<BR><BR> You might also consider [cpan://Win32::Daemon] for a pure-perl solution.<BR><BR> <b>Update</b>: Srvany.exe and instsrv.exe are part of the Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit, available <A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3e972e9a-e08a-49a2-9d3a-c0519479e85a&DisplayLang=en">here</A>.<BR><BR> Cheers,<BR> ibanix<BR><BR> <code>$ echo '$0 & $0 &' > foo; chmod a+x foo; foo;</code> 230377 230377