>>Jonathan pointed out that the dim as statement is FB^3 only. That's
>>right. Note also that the bracket syntax for strings is FB^3 only,

Yea, I actually did figure that out myself....I guess by posting what 
happened with other versions of FB I was just showing an example of 
incompatible "Basics".

>>thus gOriginal$[0] won't work in FBII, replace that statement with 
LEN(gOriginal$)

But it won't run correctly on FB^3 either...the programs runs, but the new 
file remains unchanged wih the code Staz sent me....hummm?


>>hey ken, i've got some code for you to rewrite too,
>>will you have a few hours this weekend?         ;+)

I'd even drive over to Kens house with a box of donuts if he could get my 
AppleTalk thing working.... :)

Jeff-