Thanks. Yea, open with the command doesn't give me any errors but I have yet to get any output from the child. I tried -| in desperation. After getting my post "duped" I went and searched harder in the archives and found a post that says that |- and -| aren't supported on windows.

I'm still not sure what open with the -| buys you that open with the command doesn't but onward and well... onward.

Thanks again,

Biff