note Rad Hi, I followed the instructions and created the exe file. when i shipped it to another host, it didnt prompt me for the Perl58.dll So, is there way where i can have it packaged in the exe file itself following this pattern perl p2e.pl DCP_extract.pl -o LogMiner.exe add Perl58.dll My next biggest concern is: the user needs to enter some inputs while exe file runs. so i need to constantly view the console. How is this possible as the console closes as soon as i enter the first input?? Thankyou very much!!! Radhika 215299 215364