>>I don't think anyone is supposed to (or traditionally does) mess with >>$r->parsed_uri. it's usually $r->uri and $r->filename. > > > Well, in the mod_perl Cookbook you (or one of your co-authors) mess with > $r->parsed_uri (eg Recipe 5.3 'Altering the Request URI' page 160ff) yes... but that example doesn't actually alter r->parsed_uri (in the C request_rec). it just instantiates a new object based on r->parsed_uri and locally modifies it for use in a redirection. by "mess" I meant setting that slot in the C request rec, which I'm not even sure can be done in mp1, but who knows. it's been 3.5 years since that was written ;) > > I used it for years and it worked very well. But (at least in this case) > $r->uri works better (because it works!) always best to use what works best :) > > >>if that doesn't work we can try another thought pattern :) > > > It did work, so there's no excuse for getting a new video card :-) a friend regularly tells me I need something other than my current 1999 monitor, so maybe that first :) --Geoff