thanks to all for your responses. the problem was that my .tps file was in a different folder than my images. once i put them in the same file all went smoothly.
again, thanks for the trouble shooting ideas! stephanie. ---------------------- SE Pierce, Earth Sciences [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stephanie E. Pierce, Ph.D. Candidate. Vertebrate Palaeontology University of Bristol Department of Earth Sciences Wills Memorial Building Queen's Road Bristol BS8 1RJ United Kingdom -- Replies will be sent to the list. For more information visit http://www.morphometrics.org
