In article <1995Oct29.124937@miavx1>, [log in to unmask] (R.E. Willi ams, Jr.) writes: > Hello, > > I am trying to write a program that will alow me to use an alias with the > SEND command. To do this, I am trying to modify a program that Kent Covert > gave me a while back that lets you use aliases with the FINGER command. It > sort of works, but it only sends the first word of the message. It also You don't really need a program to do this. Just add lines to your LOGIN.COM file that read like this: $ define nickname userid For example, suppose I have the line in my LOGIN.COM $ define bill gatesb If, for some unknown reason, I wanted to send a message to gatesb, I just type: $ send bill "Hello, Mr. Gates." Or, of course, I could just type $ send bill and type text at the (MIAVX1)GATESB: prompt. No quotes needed in this mode. I hope this is somewhat helpful. -- Aaron D. Yonka [log in to unmask] http://phoenix.aps.muohio.edu/~adyonka/