[log in to unmask] wrote: : impossible for him to use the enduser. Esc. combined with function keys : doesn't work and neither does his numeric pad. Typing commands works in If you use the ESC method, make sure you type ESC and then the number of the function key, no the function key itself. For example, ESC 1 is equivalent to PF1. The clear key, in this case is equivalent to ESC . , that is ESC (period). One other thing, for questions regarding the IBM Mainframe (VM), use the newsgroup mu.vm. Mu.vms is for VMS (the Alpha, or as some people still call it, the "VAX"). ______________________________________________________________________ Michael G. Jones <Finger Me for PGP Key> Miami University, Oxford, OH [log in to unmask] http://nextsrv.cas.muohio.edu/~mgjones ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~