You didn't mention any errors, but it looks like you forgot to print a header - add this to the line that prints the output of start_html(): 
print header, start_html({-title=>"CGI Table"});

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Also check out DBIx::XHTML_Table: 
use DBIx::XHTML_Table;

my $table = DBIx::XHTML_Table->new("DBI:mysql:$dbname",$login,$passwor
+d);
$table->exec_query($query);

print $table->output();

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(and yes, you will need to print header() and start_html() as well)

jeffa

L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L--
-R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR
B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--
H---H---H---H---H---H---
(the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)

Title =~ s/GGI/CGI/; - 2002-02-24 dvergin

In reply to (jeffa) Re: CGI+MySQL table by jeffa
in thread CGI+MySQL table by david.jackson

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