I've got broken CGI scripts after upgrading to CGI version 2.59 when the CGI::param variables are dumped to a file. It appears that the `as_string' replaced the synonym for `dump'. I would have posted directly to Lincoln but I couldn't find his e-mail address noted in the module.. although a good many contributors have their addressed there. -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Alan E. Derhaag Consultant from Interactive Business Systems phone: 206-336-2972 Consultant to N2H2 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-