On Tue, 10 Jan 1995 15:11:06 +0100 Eric Thomas said: >The first problem is due to the fact that there is no standard function >in VM to read a password without echoing it. That's not true, such a capability has been provided by CMS Session Services since VM/SP Release 5. I have modified our local copy of LSVPUT EXEC to exploit it. Eric, I'll send you a copy. L-SOFT is welcome to adopt the modifications if you like. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kent Fiala <[log in to unmask]> R4144 SAS Institute Inc., Cary NC 27513 USA 919-677-8000 x6646