snip... > > -------------------------- > > Try handle.write(repr(sys.argv[1:]) + "\n") > and come back with your conclusions ... unless of course someone has > spoonfed you in the meantime. > > Another clue: write yourself a little arg-dumper script and try > running it in a Command Prompt window. > 8<--- > import sys > for x, arg in enumerate(sys.argv): > print x, repr(arg) > 8<--- > HTH, > John
It's a list. ... ['5', ':', 'Alaska.shp'] ['6', ':', 'Arizona.shp'] ['7', ':', 'Arkansas.shp'] ['8', ':', 'California.shp'] ['9', ':', 'Colorado.shp'] ['10', ':', 'Connecticut.shp'] ['11', ':', 'Delaware.shp'] ['12', ':', 'District', 'of', 'Columbia.shp'] ['13', ':', 'Florida.shp'] ['14', ':', 'West', 'Virginia.shp'] ['15', ':', 'Wisconsin.shp'] ['16', ':', 'Wyoming.shp'] Thanks, Lee G. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list