On Wed, 02 Oct 96 14:18:53 PST, [log in to unmask] wrote: |I have a compatibility mode program that uses the 'command' intrinsic to |execute the command 'XEQ cmdfile.group.acct'. Does anyone know whether the |command intrinsic invokes a new instance of the CI or does it 'pass' the |command to the 'parent' CI process? A very quick test I just did seems to confirm my recollection that the current process calling the COMMAND intrinsic executes the command locally. -- Jeff Woods [log in to unmask] at Unison Software [log in to unmask] at home Irish adage: "Never burn a penny candle looking for a half-penny."