Thanks, Bertil, for the excellent responses yesterday.
Just one further question: When using the open command, is there a way to error check to see if it successfully opened? In other words: result = baOpenFile(...) put result -- 0 But... result = open xyz -- errors - Michael M. [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]