(I know that CGI::Session can do this - it was my 1st choice - but I can't use that module as it does not work on Win98 )

Apart form the possible problem using the file drivers (you may need to add some other modules to handle issues such as locking) CGI::Session DOES work on Win98, WinME, Win2k, WinXP. I have a single app written using Perl/Tk which runs on all of those as well as Linux, HP-UX, Solaris and OS-X. However as it is a database centred application I do use the MySQL method of storing the session data.

jdtoronto