what i want to know is how to physically map the extension to perl. im running 2kas and i cant modify the pl ext to cgi, i get error "you must enter a valid path, even though i copied exactly what was in the dialog box. this is being done under WWW master properties,home directory,configuration. what is the format for a valid file path? <img src="https://www.ubbcentral.com/boards/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> oh, also i am using IIS 5.