Dave, I just created a symbolic link in the manner you were requesting. PUB.WERTH:listgroup live Non-existent group. (CIERR 908) PUB.WERTH:listgroup memorex Non-existent group. (CIERR 908) PUB.WERTH:newgroup live PUB.WERTH:newlink /WERTH/MEMOREX,/WERTH/LIVE PUB.WERTH:listfile /WERTH/MEMOREX,7 ******************** FILE: /WERTH/MEMOREX SYMLINK TARGET: /WERTH/LIVE PUB.WERTH build purgeme.memorex PUB.WERTH listf purgeme.live,2 ACCOUNT= WERTH GROUP= LIVE FILENAME CODE ------------LOGICAL RECORD----------- ----SPACE---- SIZE TYP EOF LIMIT R/B SECTORS #X MX PURGEME 128W FB 0 1023 1 0 0 * So, if you go back to your original newlink command and reverse the parameters it should work just fine. > > > :newlink /ACCOUNT/DATA,/ACCOUNT/DATA2 :newlink /ACCOUNT/DATA2,/ACCOUNT/DATA HTH. Doug. Doug Werth [log in to unmask] Beechglen Development Inc. Director of Technical Support Services Cincinnati, Ohio Voice: (513) 922-0509 Fax: (513) 347-2834