I'm not sure this belongs on this list but I couldn't think of a more appropriate place to ask this. I received the following error when I ran UPDNODES on the VERS8708 file. Any ideas? Jim... -------------------------------------------------------------------- R; updnodes vers8708 nodupd b bitearn nodes b = = = (rep AMPX086E SUBSTR: Length parameter less than zero TRACE BACK OF CALLED ROUTINES ROUTINE STMT AT ADDRESS IN MODULE PARSELIN 12 021A5E UPDNODES MRGEDLTA 1 0223BE UPDNODES MERGENET 157 0236DC UPDNODES <MAIN-PROGRAM> 3 023CE8 UPDNODES PASCAL/VS 024736 ... ... ... R;