Thanks for all the help. I agree there is no reason Ada isn't the best choice for problems of this sort, or for that matter - any problems. And I will carry on in my journey. (It would help to get more support for FreeBSD - as this OS is popular with web-server houses.) Actually turns out there is a perlxstut capability that is similar to message descriptions, like IDL, to define the coupling between the embedded language (eg. C, Ada, C++) with the outside - embedded perl or PHP. Possibly another great use of an ASIS enabled tool? Mahalo, scott [log in to unmask] http://WhiteRiverRanch.com also: http://www.intermind.com > > > > >Sorry, I wasn't specific enough in my requirement. I know > > >all about cgi, and have done tons of it also (ada or otherwise). > > > > > >Instead I need the apache extension capability where a > > >compiled language is pre-loaded into apache and available > > >to perl programs, and "embedded perl" web programs > > >via a special interface language (that must generate a > > >perl API of some sort). Actually this isn't specific to > > >apache, but a module for perl. Apache just lets it be > > >pre-loaded in the httpd's that are spawned at runtime. > > >- this is available in something from the perlmod family of tools. > > > > I don't understand why there is any need to involve Perl at all. > > There isn't. > > Jack > -- > John (Jack) Beidler, Ph.D., Professor of Computer Science > Computing Sciences Department Mailto:[log in to unmask] > University of Scranton http://www.cs.UofS.edu/~beidler > Scranton, PA 18510 (570)941-7774 FAX(570)941-4250 -- Scott and Laura Moody http://WhiteRiverRanch.com Buckley Washington USA [log in to unmask]