DBD::Ingres-0.29 was an attempt to allow binary data, ie. \0 charaters in CHAR or VARCHAR fields. The fix contained a bug, that shows itself as gibberish after all VARCHAR fields. PLEASE do not use DBD::Ingres-0.29!! DBD::Ingres-0.28 and 0.30 are the same (except for version numbers) and should be used. Sorry for any problems. Henrik Tougaard, DBD::Ingres-maintainer.