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Hi, It has been about 12 years since I have had to think about Perl.... I have an iPad and I have a Postgresql database on my home server. I have turned on the MacOS(client) VPN on the mac mini that I use as my home server and can access my home network in a secure fashion... I would like to be able to easily access my database running on this server from my iPad. It turns out that once upon a time I wrote a perl cgi that allowed me to access postgresql and display the results of selections in a html table. It appears that I need to install DBI and DBD for Postgresql. Unfortunately I have pretty much forgotten most of my Perl ( Sh*t happens when you get into your seventies...) Could some kind soul give me a quick guide on how to install the necessary modules to enable the cgi? I have a fat libpq installed... The perl script rmtpgsql.cgi is located here: http://homepage.mac.com/levanj/Perl/ If you use Postqresql and have the dbd stuff installed and are bored you might give it a whirl and let me know if it still works. If I can get it working then I could use Safari on the iPad to provide easy viewing of my personal database. Thanks, JerryThread Next