The old CP/M PIPE variant LIVES!!! :-)
>You guys rock! I can't believe I didn't think about ">somefile.txt" it's been so long since I've used basic BASIC (or C for that matter) that it's easy to over complicate a solution when the answer is so simple. Thanks once again.
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>>Hi Ed, John ---
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>>This is what I would recommend, then just open the file with FOPEN() and parse it, creating either table entries or a new text file with the files you like.
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>>>What about using command line output redirection? Does NDIR send it's output to STDOUT? If so, you could do something like:
>>>
>>>RUN NDIR
whatever parameters you like >TEMP.TXT
>>>
>>>sending the output to TEMP.TXT, which you can do whatever you like with.
>>>
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John Koziol, ex-MVP, ex-MS, ex-FoxTeam. Just call me "X"
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro" - Hunter Thompson (Gonzo) RIP 2/19/05