Hans,
> unless ( $dosish && ! $escapeshell ) {
> $cmd =~ s/[^\\]\&/\\\&/io ;
> }The space before the & gets replaced by a \ so that cmd was: ... -int=batchmode &cont-en and becomes: ... -int=batchmode\&cont-en Maybe use: $cmd =~ s/([^\\])\&/$1\\\&/io ; David _______________________________________________ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
