In article <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] (Kent Covert) writes: > 2. Give the world read access to the file. This can be done by issuing the > command: > $ SET FILE/PROT=(W:R) PLAN.TXT > 3. Give the world execute access to your directory. This can be done by > issuing the command: > $ SET FILE/PROT=(W:E) [-]userid.DIR > where "userid" is your userid. > > This will set up your plan file so others can read it. > > WARNING!!!! > The above commands permit access by others into your account. If this is a > concern, make sure that other users have access to no other files in your > account other than the PLAN.TXT file. This can be accomplished with the > following command: > $ SET FILE/PROT=(G,W) *.*;*/EXCLUDE=PLAN.TXT > Question: What if you made a sub-directory and gave everyone access to THAT directory? Or, must the plan.txt file be in the user's "root" directory? John -- #ifdef SIG DEFINE SIGLESS #else DEFINE SIG #endif I don't hate Windows. It runs great under OS/2!