when I type perl example.pl at the C:\>command prompt I get this message: cannot open perl script "example.pl": No such file or directory. When I go to the folder that example.pl is located and double click on it opens for about 1/4 of a second that automatically closes. when I type PATH at the C:\> command prompt I get PATH=D:\Perl\bin\; I still can't even run a simple print ("Hello\n"); from the C:\>command prompt. where is what I type #!D:\Perl\bin\; print ("Hello\n"); then I press enter and nothing happens but a carriage return Cory Moore Campaign Manager Pat Ahumada for Congress www.patforcongress.com www.americanvirtue.com