It is not possible to do what you want to do with the simplistic Windows Clipboard. You need to install and learn FileDir. http://www.EmpowermentZone.com/dirsetup.exe With that program, you can select files effortlessly from multiple folders, then copy or paste them elsewhere. You can do a wholelot of other powerful and useful file management stuff as well. I've done a Sound Computing Article on the program; that series of articles is available for $9. A free version, less complete and of lower audio quality, is available through the archives at accessibleworld.org. Dean -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx