Basically, I have a directory path being input at the command line by the end user and the path being insert is "c:\iislog\". My script then creates files in this directory. I have found that when creating some files, perl somehow changes this variable to "c:\\iislog\" which is causing an error in WinNT not allowing these files to be created. I have checked and I NEVER edit this variable after I grab it from the command line. If anyone can help, I would be VERY appreciative. Thanks. [sig][/sig]