> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 38369 Mar 11 09:08 txt2pdf.pl > [davidwri@RR txt2pdf-5.6]$ ./txt2pdf.pl > bash: ./txt2pdf.pl: No such file or directory Wow, that's really screwed up. Just a shot in the dark, but try: $ tcsh # perl -w txt2pdf.pl ... see what that does ... if it still doesn't work, try running ScanDisk :P -Robert Vogt IV