Thanks for your reply, but the code seems to not work in my environment. Here is what is get : 
name of the script is monk.pl...
URL- "http://el2310/cgi-bin/monk.pl"

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when I press enter, I get below error message: 
Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was u
+nable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator, root@localhost and inform the
+m of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done th
+at may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error
+ log.

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apache/2.2.15 (Red Hat) Server at el2310 Port 80 ************* when I try to run it from command line, I get below error: 
[ccacp@el2310 cgi-bin]$ perl monk.pl
Can't locate Time/Piece.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /comptel/ccacp/elin
+k/common/6.3/perl/lib/5.8.9/x86_64-linux-thread-multi /comptel/ccacp/
+elink/common/6.3/perl/lib/5.8.9 /comptel/ccacp/elink/common/6.3/perl/
+lib /comptel/ccacp/elink/common/6.3/perl/lib/site_perl/5.8.9/x86_64-l
+inux-thread-multi /comptel/ccacp/elink/common/6.3/perl/lib/site_perl/
+5.8.9 /comptel/ccacp/elink/common/6.3/perl/lib/site_perl /comptel/cca
+cp/elink/common/6.3/comptel_utilities/ctl_info/lib /comptel/ccacp/eli
+nk/common/current/perl/lib/5.8.9/x86_64-linux-thread-multi /comptel/c
+cacp/elink/common/current/perl/lib/5.8.9 /comptel/ccacp/elink/common/
+current/perl/lib/site_perl/5.8.9/x86_64-linux-thread-multi /comptel/c
+cacp/elink/common/current/perl/lib/site_perl/5.8.9 /comptel/ccacp/eli
+nk/common/current/perl/lib/site_perl /comptel/ccacp/elink/EventLink/b
+ase/bin /temp/cpt2sve/comptel_common/tmp_cpt2sve/install/LINUXintel/p
+erl/lib/5.8.9/x86_64-linux-thread-multi /temp/cpt2sve/comptel_common/
+tmp_cpt2sve/install/LINUXintel/perl/lib/5.8.9 /temp/cpt2sve/comptel_c
+ommon/tmp_cpt2sve/install/LINUXintel/perl/lib/site_perl/5.8.9/x86_64-
+linux-thread-multi /temp/cpt2sve/comptel_common/tmp_cpt2sve/install/L
+INUXintel/perl/lib/site_perl/5.8.9 .) at monk.pl line 5.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at monk.pl line 5.

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************************ Please suggest.

In reply to Re^4: CGI-SQL Query Issue by Anonymous Monk
in thread CGI-SQL Query Issue by Anonymous Monk

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