Edwin:<some of the tokens are legal to use in filenames...> Dar: <file name with space or comma or hyphen or ...> Ah, yes, there's the rub. Well, back to the two-liner. Thanks, Jim Lambert --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.502 / Virus Database: 300 - Release Date: 7/18/03