hi, did you happen to use "MS-DOS" (Microsoft-Disc Operating System) before? this is a simmelar to that but only run in windows platform. you can do like copy disc, format disc, check disc, create directory, and many more task like what you can do in windows. the only different is, DOS prompt or command prompt is only understand command type from a keyboard not mouse. hth Regards, Allan Wong WLM: 3-m@xxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Renette Bloem" <renette@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "jaws mailing list" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 15:57 Subject: command prompts Hi Thanks for telling me how to do it. Please excuse my ignorance, but can you please just explain when one use this. Is this a sort of "alternative" way of doing something? R -- 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 -- 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