>many tks, george; it's short and effective. i really like it. where can i learn more stuff like this?

Check out the VFUG newsletters beginning last September for a series of article Ed Rauh and I wrote on the Windows Script Host. They're available on-line at www.vfug.org. If you're not a member, there's no cost to join up. The September article lists a number of resources for further information on the WSH and covers how to tell if it's installed and how to get it installed if need be.

The October issue covers the WScript.Shell object. The Scripting.FileSystemObject was the topic in November. In December we looked at the WScript.Network object. The series concluded in March with a look at the VBScript.RegExp (Regular Expression) parser.