-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Joseph Del Corso [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 15. Februar 2001 18:36 An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Betreff: Scripting question -- readstatus Hi joseph, try the following quick-hack: instead of using \(.\)\(.\) in the sed-command, try using \([0-9]*\)... this regexp matches ANY number of digits, so even more than 99 tapes should be no problem, :-)... in the substitution, you can then still use your first script with only a \1. regards, Harald