Subj : Got it.. thanks to Mark ;) To : All From : Janis Kracht Date : Mon Jan 30 2017 01:28:08 This works great... int main() { char g; char x; printf("\e[0;37;0m\e[1;1H\e[2J\e[1;1H"); g=system(sprintf("/usr/bin/curl wttr.in/ithaca -O"),1,0); x=system(sprintf("/usr/bin/head -n 7 ithaca"),1,0); printf("\e[12;1H\e[1;33mPress a key to continue"); getch(); } Now to play with it some more tomorrow Thanks again Mark, Awk just wasn't being nice. Take care, Janis --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-3 * Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38) .