when i type perl -v i get
This is perl, v5.6.0 built for 9000/777-hpux
Copyright 1987-2000, Larry Wall
Perl may be copied only under the terms of either the Artistic License
+ or the
GNU General Public License, which may be found in the Perl 5.0 source
+kit.
Complete documentation for Perl, including FAQ lists, should be found
+on
this system using `man perl' or `perldoc perl'. If you have access to
+ the
Internet, point your browser at http://www.perl.com/, the Perl Home Pa
+ge.
when i type which perl i get
/opt/perl5/bin/perl
i replaced #!/usr/contrib/bin/perl -w with #!/opt/perl5/bin/perl -w
and it seems to work fine thanks alot fellow monks you saved
me alot of hair pulling
snowrider