Version of what? As I said, perl is ActiveState 5.6.1 build 635 and Windows is Windows 2000 Pro. I've played with cygwin, but have found it easier to use 'nix utilities built for Windows without the cygwin dll. see
http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/
--hsm
"Never try to teach a pig to sing...it wastes your time and it annoys the pig."