> Rather to my surprise, so far ALL the answers have missed the > poont of > my original question which I THOUGHT I'd made clear, but obviously I > didn't :-) Did you check the SUBST command? (as was suggested!) I think it works the the directory level, not at the file level, but maybe you can use it. Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products docent Hogeschool van Utrecht: www.voti.nl/hvu -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist