At 5:27 pm +0200 25/4/01, Christian Hammers wrote: >BTW: Is there a Difference between $dbh->errstr and $DBI::errstr ? >I always used the last and it works, too. $DBI::errstr refers to the last handle used within DBI, whereas $dbh->errstr is associated with the current error flagged against the handle $dbh. Thanks for the help, everybody, with the NULL. I'd tried everything I could think of, including setting a $variable = undef; and inserting that. It hadn't occurred to me that I might insert undef directly! -- My brain hurts! SeanC Mediatek Training Institute 26 Crart Ave., Berea, Durban, South Africa <-- New Address phone: +27 (0)31 202 1886 [EMAIL PROTECTED] <-- New Phone Number fax: +27 (0)31 202 1767 <-- New Fax Number <http://members.nbci.com/s_carte/>