Thanks to everyone who responded... I appear to have had a mild brain cramp and forgot that I/O redirection operators work on MPE commands. Must have been a latent holdover from my MPE/V days. Sigh... **-------------------------+---------------------------** |James Bennett | Phone: 916.891.5281 | |Bi-Tech Software, Inc | Fax : 916.891.5011 | |1072 Marauder, Suite A | EMail: [log in to unmask] | |Chico, CA 95926 | "If it was easy, anyone | | | could do it." | **-------------------------+---------------------------**