j=1 for (i=1;i<5000 ; {i++; j++}) { if(j == 250) then $write sys$output "Pass ",i j=0; $stat 0 34 ?status fi ! ! The below reads rpi1 and then writes it, if an error occurs ! then it will propogate ! $ $ aed rpi1 $ aed rpi1 x $ aed [levy.paul]monster } $stat 0 34 ?status $logout