I type perl -V at the command line, and when it gets to the @INC it lists the first path like this: D:\perl\5.00503\lib/MSWin32-x86 I am on MS Windows NT 4.0 (service pack 5), with the MS Visual C++ 4.2 compiler. I think that the forward slash in the path makes the compiler not find headers properly. Can you tell me how to fix it, because I will do it if I knew what to change? Robert Francis, Ames Department Stores, (860) 257-5535, RFrancis@ameshome.com Message from the perl bug squashing team at 'perlbug@perl.org'