JD> Thanks Dave, but unfortunately those refer to Squish 
 JD> message bases only.  The area I'm trying to disply an 
 JD> info file to is a local *.MSG area which is used as an outgoing fax 
ea.
Oops, didn't realize that.
I came up with a solution, but then read a few messages further.
RULES.BBS is far superior to what I was going to suggest.
-Dave
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