Macperl.pod implies that the backtick operator will work under ToolServer, and therefore MPW. I haven't been able to get it to work except for the special cases like `Directory`. I would like to be able to spawn off other MPW scripts and tools. Has anybody gotten this to work? later, ---Dave--- ========================================================= David C. Schooley | "Success is how high you Ph.D. in progress | bounce after you hit Georgia Tech Electric Power | bottom. mailto:schooley@ece.gatech.edu | - General George S. Patton http://www.ee.gatech.edu/users/schooley/ ***** Want to unsubscribe from this list? ***** Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to mac-perl-request@iis.ee.ethz.ch