Hi It seems more like the script is trying to access a file that isn't there after you get it executing. Assuming you are giving it the correct path to the perl executable, either the executable is looking for a piece it needs to run or the script itself is looking for a file that doesn't exist. What's the script supposed to do? Or, along the lines others have come up with, is the perl executable it's trying to execute a hanging symlink? Ed Hoeffner 1-271 BSBE 312 Church St. SE Mpls, MN 55455 hoeffner at dcmir.med.umn.edu 612-625-2115 612-625-2163 fax