note BrowserUk <blockquote><i>chdir isn't unique to each thread. If you chdir in one thread they all change.</i></blockquote> <p>Ah yes. I'd forgotten about that difference 'tween Windows and *nix. <blockquote><i>You can't pass the full path to put ... </i></blockquote> <P>Really? Looking inside the module it does a [sysopen] which handles a fully qualified path just fine on my system. <blockquote><i>... but, you can pass a file handle.</i></blockquote> <p>Anyway, glad you got a solution. <div class="pmsig"><div class="pmsig-171588"> <hr /> <font size=1 > <div>With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'</div> <div>Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.</div> <div>"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". </div> <div>In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. <p align=right> [http://thebottomline.cpaaustralia.com.au/|RIP Neil Armstrong]</p></div> </font> </div></div> 1009657 1009669