Is this a stripped down version of the script, or what you intend to use?
If the latter, then please: use CGI; use strict; use warnings; and call perl with the -T switch, be sure to Super Search the monastery and have a look at the Tutorials, not the least to check out is Ovids CGI-course.

Is the script executable? is the http-server configured to allow script-execution in the cgi-bin directory relative to the scripts location? What is in the file, if you save it? I'd bet the script itself...you have to check

regards,
tomte

Hlade's Law:

If you have a difficult task, give it to a lazy person --
they will find an easier way to do it.