Dan...
No, I had not yet tried it with the $BASE_DIR commented out...still didn't work when I did try that though... however, I had only tried it in my host's cgi-bin, both as .cgi and as .pl, but, after trying it as .cgi in a non cgi-bin directory, it now works fine...again, thanks for the guidance...if I now get this guy working like I've seen it work on another web site, I'll be thrilled (and send in the license fee, of course)
Also, a couple of questions about this forum...where will I find an explanation of the Message Icons...and how do I show this forum entry as closed?...does the forum moderator do that?...are you the moderator?...I see your name on many of the entries...
Thanks again...Jack M
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