Then you don't have NDBM_File properly installed.

DB_File has nothing to do with NDBM_File (except that they both implement the tie interface), so whatever you mean by your last sentance cannot possibly happen.

MJD says you can't just make shit up and expect the computer to know what you mean, retardo! I run a Win32 PPM repository for perl 5.6x+5.8x. I take requests. ** The Third rule of perl club is a statement of fact: pod is sexy.