Ferenc Nagy ([log in to unmask]) wrote: : Respected Mr. Richard Kranz: : I have some AdvanceLink coomand files which enable the : quick interactive selection from the output of the SPOOK5 program. ^^^^^^ : By them the user e.g. can quickly purge a range of spool files, : instead of retyping of all #Onnn identifier after the PURGE verb. Since you cite SPOOK5, I assume you are still running MPEV on a Classic box. SPIFF, the NM replacement for SPOOK5 starting with MPE/iX 5.0 Pull, supports multiple file selection for the Purge command using either a (fully wildcarded) USER.ACCT specification or a selection equation. Because it is possible to accidentally specify files you might not have intended to purge, SPIFF has three interactive confirmation modes: o Display a list of all files selected for purging, and ask you to confirm or reject the entire list. This is the default. o Display each file separately and ask for individual confirmation. o No confirmation, files are deleted. This mode is also used when SPIFF is run non-interactively (redirected $STDIN or $STDLIST, or in a batch job). -Larry "MPE/iX Spoolers 'R' Us^H^HMe" Byler-