i'm stuck and it doesn't help if i can't extract your script the way it appears on this page.

(MCA: script inserted)

code:
IF (@userid = 'wrights')
   IF NOT Exist("c:\essbase_1\bin\essexcln.xll")
        USE k: "\\essbase_1\essclnt"
        IF (@error <> 0)
            ? "Error KIX-USE: error @error (@serror)"
        ENDIF
        IF (Exist("k:\essbase502\502p13\setup.exe") = 1)
             ? "Informative KIX: start setup."
            SHELL '%comspec% /c start /w "k:\essbase502\502p13\setup.exe" '
            IF (@error <> 0)
                 ? "Error KIX-SHELL: error @error (@serror)"
            ENDIF
            ? "completed."
        ELSE
            ? "Informative KIX: file 'k:setup' not found."
        ENDIF
   ENDIF
ENDIF


[ 20 June 2002, 15:09: Message edited by: MCA ]
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