sampsa at mac.com writes: Basically I just want some code that I can use to wrap some python code around, I was using this: $@python_vms:setup $Open/Read/Write net Sys$Net $DEFINE/NOLOG SYS$OUTPUT net $DEFINE/NOLOG SYS$COMMAND net $DEFINE/NOLOG SYS$INPUT net $python himproto.py $close net And it was working all day - suddenly I got Link aborted errors and now nothing. Any ideas? $ HELP/MESSAGE LINKABORT Perhaps, your python was attacked by a mongoose (unexpected exception)? -- VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG Well I speak to machines with the voice of humanity.