Hi again, I just moved a skill program over to a 15.7 install. I don't know why I thought that this might just work, but then again why am i not suprised that it doesn't My code writes out a bat file that I am then launching using the axlDBRunBatch function In 15.5 it works in 15.7 it doesn't Funny thing is, that I can launch tools like idf_out and idf_in or InterComm with the same method just fine The bat file simply calls a java commandline. Help! Andy