You mean something like: PIPE ftp <ftpspec> | strip | xlate from 437 to 1047 | spec w5.3 1 | sort | > postproc file a
Yep. No harping match. You use the tool(s): that works, that you are comfortable with. Sometimes you don't know what a tool is capable of. -----Original Message----- But, can you: ftp ... | <post processing>
