Aha! "I see", said the blind carpenter as he picked up his hammer and saw. You are quite correct. We do not use GOD in an indiscriminate manner (I guess you could say we do not take His Name in vain), but reserve the program for special circumstances. There are only three people in our organization that even see a colon prompt, and two of those are our IS department. Thanks for the elucidation. Jim Phillips Manager of Information Systems E-Mail: [log in to unmask] Therm-O-Link, Inc. Phone: (330) 527-2124 P. O. Box 285 Fax: (330) 527-2123 Garrettsville, Ohio 44231