Steve Dirickson b894 westwins ([log in to unmask]) wrote: : As I read it, there's a separate process in which the called Transact/iX : module executes, and things like DBOPEN "baseid" values and HPFOPEN file : numbers can't be passed to the called Transact/iX program. Am I wrong? Is : the manual wrong? I'd love it if we are. As said earlier, a Transact/iX subprogram is not a different process. The Transact Reference Manual (Ed. 0494) is incorrect. I have submitted an SR against the manual (D500-204909). Thank you for bringing it to our attention. FYI...There's going to be a good presentation at Interex on multi-language programming. Transact is included in this presentation. Name: Avoiding Pitfalls in Multi-Language Programming by James Overman When: Friday, August 18th at 10:00am. Regards, Kelly Sznaider Hewlett-Packard