Subj : Re: Evolution of a Progr To : Finnigann From : Grymmjack Date : Sat Jun 11 2005 10:03 am > My batch file (tested) > Hello_World.bat > @Echo off Echo "Hello World" end again the linefeeds are stripped. but you don't need that "end" in there, and in fact, i don't even think that would work since end never was a command that i'm aware of, end: as a label would work and be harmless but also silly since there is no need for a label without using a goto [labelnamehere] at all.. :) but yes, your batchfile would work as well. here is another way to do it in batch; @echo Hello, %1! save as hello.bat and run: hello World - which outputs Hello, World! either way.. It's fascinating to see how easy it is to do something and just how many different ways there are to do it based on who is trying to do it isn't it? - grymmjack .