peter green wrote: > Afaict the batch file system did not really change between command.com > and cmd.exe It definitely has, and some of those details are exactly those things that are hard to find out about. The basic flavor is the same, but CMD has a bunch of things COMMAND.COM doesn't have that makes it at least possible to get real work done. ******************************************************************** Embed Inc, Littleton Massachusetts, http://www.embedinc.com/products (978) 742-9014. Gold level PIC consultants since 2000. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist