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in reply to Re: why doesn't my system('cls') work?
in thread why doesn't my system('cls') work?

might want to check that.
the following outupt is from win xp
C:\WINDOWS>dir cmd.exe /s Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is 3833-835E Directory of C:\WINDOWS\system32 08/23/2001 04:00 AM 375,808 cmd.exe 1 File(s) 375,808 bytes
you may wany to double check your %PATH% and make sure the directory that contains your cmd.exe is in it.

-HTH