you need to use this www.example.com/script.pl?department=Customer+Service , the '+' denotes a space in a url, (you will need to parse this). If you need some help on parsing feel free to drop me a line, (I'm a bit of a Perl newbie too ;). Nathan Vidican webmaster@wmptl.com Windsor Match Plate & Tool Ltd. http://www.wmptl.com/