#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; use CGI qw/:standard *table/; print header(), start_html('foo bar qux'), start_table(); print Tr( td('foo'), td('bar'), td('qux') ); print end_table(), end_html(); #### change: use CGI; to: use CGI qw/:standard *table/; change the first: print table ({-border => 0}, to print start_table ({-border => 0}, change in the loop: print table ({-border => 0}, Tr ({-align=>"center", -valign=>"TOP", -style=>"font-family: verda to: print Tr ({-align=>"center", -valign=>"TOP", -style=>"font-family: verda and add: print end_table(), after the loop.