Thanks to all whom responded, am now able to read files. Seems this Mac has not come across ASCII files previously and as such was being recalcitrant . Brian, I agree with one respondent, use the suffixes that work for you. ___________________________________________________________________ Try Juno Platinum for Free! Then, only $9.95/month! Unlimited Internet Access with 250MB of Email Storage. Visit http://www.juno.com/value to sign up today! -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.