[snip] Just creating shell scripts with one line creating each file. This is our first attempt to see how working with the smaller files performs while transferring data between sites. [/snip]
It sounds as if (based on past experience) that the filename is being created with an additional character at the end, such as a newline character or carriage return character. Since the character is invisible you see a question mark. Can we see a snip of your shell script? Jay -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]