Hi, we're using mysql.pm to connect to mysql. It's more comfortable than using dbi directly so we don't want to rewrite our sources for using dbi directly if there's no good reason to do so. When I examined the mysql.pm I found the sentence "You are strongly encouraged to implement new code with the DBI Drivers". Is this a "must do" or only a "can do"? Will there be a dramatic change in DBI so Mysql.pm wouldn't be able to use it anymore? Questions, so many questions. Anyone out there who got some reassuring answers for me? :-) Greetings Lutz Maibach