Quoting Don Coleman (Fri, 21 Apr 2006 15:09:30 -0400): [...] > Then: BE=OPEN("E:\QS1\TODO\KALOS_FP_LOG.TXT",cwt) [...] I bet you don't have a variable called "cwt", do you? You probably meant the literal "cwt", with the quotes. -- KenBrody at BestWeb dot net spamtrap: <g8ymh8uf001 at sneakemail.com> http://www.hvcomputer.com http://www.fileProPlus.com