BTW, if upgrading your version of Perl is a problem (some work environments are particular about that sorta thing), you might consider just installing a newer version of CGI.pm and see if that helps first. I don't know what the ramifciations of the CGI-only upgrade would be--maybe you could start a separate thread on that. I'd be interested in reading the replies, just out of curiosity.

--Jim

Update: make sure the version of CGI.pm you install is compatible with 5.005_02 built for alpha-dec_osf.