Just an FYI. It looks like tcsh allows only 1000 char per environmental variable. Using bash I am sitting at 1045 characters for the environmental CLASSPATH. Might be 1 more reason to switch to bash. -- Bob Tanner <tanner@real-time.com> | Phone : (612)943-8700 http://www.real-time.com | Fax : (612)943-8500 Key fingerprint = 6C E9 51 4F D5 3E 4C 66 62 A9 10 E5 35 85 39 D9