Then why not update SHELL/RUN along the same lines so that I can do a
Code:

$result=SHELL('%COMSPEC% /C DIR *.*')

instead of
Code:

SHELL '%COMSPEC% /C DIR *.* >%TEMP%\dirlist.txt'

with a subsequent read of the text file or reveting to the likes of the WSHShell() UDF. The output goes into a single variable with CRLF preserved.

Edited by sealeopard (2005-03-23 01:01 AM)
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There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.