PK> Even DOS sessions can write to PIPES! To DOS, a PIPE is a
"special" type of
  > file that can be passed over a NETBIOS network. An example of a command sent
  > via a Pipe could be -
  >         Echo MAILIN >\PIPE\MAILPROC
  > In this case MAILPROC is the name of the SERVER listening at the other end of
  > the PIPE. The ECHO command would send the string "MAILIN"
to the Server.

PK> You may find It well worth your time investigating this approach.

   I'd love to learn more about pipes, but there doesn't seem to be 
   any kind of comprehensive information about how they work and how 
   to use them....any ideas ?

                                            LRA


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