I started it:
 
 >> !FILE OUTF=CLASSES;DEV=A123P2;&
  !FORMS=Please set up 8LPI for classlists ------------>.
 ... Job Aborts Here....
 
 OK. Didn't take too long to find this one.  "." is now a valid file
 name and so the file equation acutally gets redirected to a file
 called "."!!
 
 BUT, how do I get rid of this file called "."  ?
 Tried  PURGE .   PURGE ./.    shell>rm   '.'     rm . <<
 
 Richard Gambrell <[log in to unmask]> replied
 
> Thanks for the help, but my version of this problem with a file
> named . is solved thanks to the fact that I created it in the TEMP
> file domain and logging out got rid of it.
>
> The problem appears to be that a create file request for a file
> named . should fail (it does on HP-UX) as it is a duplicate file
> name (given the assumed . file that refers to your current
> directory).
 
Richard is right!.  I didn't check this.
 I was doing this all in one session.
The file "." is  a TEMP. Logoff and it's gone. Problem solved.
Sorry for the excitement.
 
Bob
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