Hello Klaus,
 BB>> echo @prompt Here's a displayed $l >~tmp.bat
 BB> command.com /e:625 /c ~tmp.bat>~tmp.dat type ~tmp.dat
 KM> ...CC's internal command PROMPT sends it's output "for no clear reason"
 KM> to stdout, while 4DOS's does not.
 KM> ... A little applied SETDOS before and after an ECHO command might do
     Very interesting :-) How does 4DOS process a prompt?
     Why not to standard out?
     Anyway...I had asked how to echo a > to the screen.
     4DOS has no problem with this, of course.
     Echo `>`
Regards, Barry 
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