I know that $STDLIST will suppress characters following a '/'. Have you tried fiddling with that? Leonard Berkowitz ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: Suppress echo in batch? Author: Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]> at Internet-Exchange Date: 08/15/96 7:28 PM We're trying to do a command file which runs in batch, and at one point a password is entered from an :input pass;prompt="blah blah..." statement. The password echoes on $stdlist. I tried :set echo=off beforehand, and no luck. I tried :input pass;prompt="blah blah...">$null, likewise no luck. This seems like it should be a no-brainer but I'm coming up, umm, blank :-) What am I missing? Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>