David Munday <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > When I type: lynx http://www.altavista.digital.com .. > When I put: altavista :== lynx http://www.altavista.digital.com .. > I get: %DCL-W-IVVERB, unrecognized command verb - check validity and spelling > \LYNX\ That's probably because lynx itself is not a command verb that OpenVMS recognizes, but a symbol. To make sure it gets parsed as such, you need to enclose it in tick marks: altavista :== 'lynx' http://www.altavista.digital.com However, you may still run into problems with it not treating that URL correctly... mc _______________________________________________________________________________ M I C H A E L C L A R K S O N Network Support | Systems Analysis (Formal Methods) School of Applied Science | --Double Major-- Miami University of Ohio | Music Performance (Piano)