Charles, Try a space after k.
Something like this /* REXX */ stdin.0=5 stdin.1="KIJJ 3" stdin.2="KQWR 1" stdin.3="ADGF 2" stdin.4="OEPE 6" stdin.5="VNVV 5" cmd="sort -k 2" call bpxwunix cmd,stdin.,stdout.,stderr. say "stdout:" say "=======" do i=1 to stdout.0 say stdout.i end say "stderr:" say "=======" do i=1 to stderr.0 say stderr.i end Thanks, Kolusu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN