"Bj�rn Persson" wrote in message news:7g2_c.102478$dP1.364156@newsc.telia.net... Marius Amado Alves wrote: >>> It would also be useful and practical to learn one of the advanced >>> scripting languages like Perl or Python or Ruby.... >> >> Wow, they're *advanced* scripting languages now! > >Sure, a *lot* more advanced than bat files. ;-) That's funny, because if it's complicated enough that I can't write a batch file to do it, I'll generally write it in Ada. Bat has If and Goto, and that is enough for simple tasks. Beyond that, I want to be able to fix it and be able to insure that it works... Randy.