on my cooker installation (rpm-4.0-10mdk): rpm -q --querybynumber 1 xlispstat-3.52.18-2mdk xlispstat-3.52.18-2mdk xlispstat-3.52.18-2mdk xlispstat-3.52.18-2mdk xlispstat-3.52.18-2mdk xlispstat-3.52.18-2mdk ... forever! This is the result with all record numbers. on a plain 7.2 system (rpm-3.0.5-27mdk): rpm -q --querybynumber 2 memory alloc returned NULL. rpm -q --querybynumber 3 record 3 could not be read rpm -q --querybynumber 28 Data type 0 not supported rpm -q -querybynumber 40 (null)-(null)-(null) rpm -q -querybynumber 24 setup-2.1.9-22mdk and so on. record number 24 was the only one between 1 and 1500 that returned something useful. -- Jean Meloche [EMAIL PROTECTED] e-gold # 133947