Hello, How does one set the hold directory using edastart -t ??? I tried several directories in case permissions were the issue, but = no luck. Also fiddled alot with various APP commands. What am I missing? -James RELEASE =3D R720526B = =20 GEN_NUM =3D 12.02 = =20 SOURCE_DATE =3D 06/18/2004 17:30:55 = =20 BUILD_DATE =3D 06/19/2004 08:35:37 = =20 INSTALLATION_DATE =3D 07/01/2004 12:01:00 = =20 ON EDAPRINT Entering edasprof.prf ON EDAPRINT Entering wfsitepf.fex ON EDAPRINT Leaving wfsitepf.fex ON EDAPRINT Leaving edasprof.prf >>APP SHOWPATH muirjwf wdisk cuwatest udisk bchtest ibisamp baseapp >>APP LIST BEGIN-APP-LIST 17/12/2003 15.28.16 session =20 23/01/2004 13.56.08 baseapp =20 23/01/2004 14.01.59 bchtest =20 11/03/2004 10.34.33 bchtst2 =20 14/07/2004 14.11.41 cuwatest =20 01/07/2004 12.38.16 ibinccen =20 01/07/2004 12.17.17 ibisamp =20 14/07/2004 15.37.08 wdisk =20 16/07/2004 15.43.22 udisk =20 14/07/2004 14.53.08 sstest =20 16/07/2004 16.01.19 muirjwf =20 END-APP-LIST >>APP MAP holddir /focd18/hdrextra/test/mah >>APP HOLD holddir >>EX USEIBI >>TABLE FILE CAR >PRINT COUNTRY >ON TABLE HOLD AS WALLY FORMAT ALPHA >END NUMBER OF RECORDS IN TABLE=3D 5 LINES=3D 5 =20 (FOC36219) AN ERROR OCCURED WHEN OPENING FILE: WALLY =20 >>APP MAP holddir1 /focd01/users/muirj >>APP HOLD holddir1 >>TABLE FILE CAR >PRINT COUNTRY >ON TABLE HOLD AS WALLY FORMAT ALPHA >END NUMBER OF RECORDS IN TABLE=3D 5 LINES=3D 5 =20 (FOC36219) AN ERROR OCCURED WHEN OPENING FILE: WALLY =20 >>APP MAP holddir2 . >>APP HOLD holddir2 >>TABLE FILE CAR >PRINT COUNTRY >ON TABLE HOLD AS WALLY FORMAT ALPHA >END NUMBER OF RECORDS IN TABLE=3D 5 LINES=3D 5 =20 (FOC36219) AN ERROR OCCURED WHEN OPENING FILE: WALLY =20 >>FIN James Muir Dartmouth-Hitchcock Data Warehouse E-mail: James.Muir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx