How come writing to SYS$NET doesn't send any output? FOOBAR.COM is now: $WRITE SYS$NET "Foobar" $DIRECTORY/OUTPUT=SYS$NET But I only get the directory listing. sampsa On 17 Jan 2013, at 02:32, "Brian Schenkenberger, VAXman-" <system at TMESIS.COM> wrote: sampsa at mac.com writes: Oh cool, that worked. Thanks. The "TASK=..." will open a channel to and execute the procedure. Logical SYS$NET is defined as the "back-channel" for communications. So, you can sent data back in any method you chose as long as it's channels through SYS$NET. -- VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG Well I speak to machines with the voice of humanity.