I guess I don't understand the setup. The problem was as one individual stated, the names of the files, but I am able to read the files using opendir, readdir and rename. For one reason or another I have to make multiple passes through the directory, but eventually I am able to get them renamed so I can process the data I was looking for. I can rename, but I can't open the files. Can anyone give me some insight's as to why. Thanks in advance. Wags ***** Want to unsubscribe from this list? ***** Send mail with body "unsubscribe" to mac-perl-request@iis.ee.ethz.ch