Hi, Thanks to everyone who so quickly responded with my BPXLREST problem! I'm now working on how to do the equivalent of: :RESTORE ; @[log in to unmask]; CREATE The syntax isn't obvious. I remember suggestion to a mid-manager at Tivoli the *last* time this came up that they put the BACKMSG file (with help text) on the web somewhere. thanks again, -- Stan Sieler [log in to unmask] http://www.allegro.com/sieler.html