This is probably due to DBIx::SearchBuilder being only version 0.79. 0.80 is only available via CPAN, did not see it in the devel/ directory of bestpractical's download area. This certainly resolved my QuickSearch problem. The MySQL problems persist... Regards, Harald Wagener -- Harald Wagener * FCB/Wilkens * An der Alster 42 * 20099 Hamburg