Graeme, I tried spotread with the -x parameter on a WindowsXP machine and got the same results as on my Vista machine. 'tis not the home PC :( > >> But when I add the -x argument, to display Yxy instead of Lab: > >>> spotread -v -d -yl -x > >> I get nothing? > > Sorry, I can't reproduce this. It works fine on my MacBook and MSWindows > box with the Huey. Are you sure you used a lower case 'x' ? (With > all the options people ask for, a lot of options are case sensitive). > > Graeme Gill. > Roger Breton