Fellow list readers: Is it possible to open a ksam xl file with mr/nobuf and read large chunks of data sequentially? In trying I always get one record as if the mr/nobuf options are being ignored no matter how much data I try to read. I used hpfopen/fread. Duane Percox (QSS) [log in to unmask] (v:415.306.1608 f:415.365.2706) http://www.aimnet.com/~qssnet/ ftp://ftp.aimnet.com/pub/users/qssnet/ Don't miss the 'Land of QWEBS'... http://qwebs.qss.com