Terrific - I'll take the source & the binary please! Just email them to me at bjohnson@xxxxxxxxxxxx Now I just need to find a command line program that will convert to a web browser compatible display image I don't suppose a conversion to .dwf is possible? Then I could use the Autocad plug-in for IE I guess gif, jpg or png would still be best (for cross platform compatibility) AJBIBB@xxxxxxx wrote: > >Well this turned out to be a whole lot easier than I expected, mainly because >I was able to lift 90% of what I needed from an example program provided by >the OD people. If any one out there wants a copy please drop a note to me >at "buyer242299@xxxxxxx". I will then E-mail either the source files or a >compiled version (your choice). Since the program is command line only the >compiled version should work on most machines. >Happy Holidays >Andy ----- Brian Johnson, P. Eng. Johnson Engineering Consultants www.jecinc.on.ca