I've already checked my server - Apache 2.2, running on Windows (Vista Business) - and it IS configured correctly for running Perl scripts as CGI scripts.
The most likely explanation of your problem is that you've NOT configured apache correctly. For one thing, the tree that the script is in should have the ExecCGI enabled, and have cgi-script handler enabled for whatever extension you're using for perl cgi scripts.

In other words, you're not executing the script at all, just downloading it like a normal file.

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In reply to Re: Help please...Downloading problem by Joost
in thread Help please...Downloading problem by arbruce

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