> this doesn't apply to my needs, but are DB connects cached as well > with a separate 120 counter?
I'm sort of out of my league here, but I think DBI caches the db handles as well as statement handles, and all of them are cleared every 120. So even though you are undef'ing them, they are cached. If you run your code in a loop for more than 120 connect/undef pairs, are you seeing the same behavior (i.e. all freed after 120 times)? If so, it sounds like it's expected and hunky-dory. Best, Ephraim
