Btw,
in the code in ReadFile() / WriteFile() handling consoles, shouldn't there be a close (unix_handle) statement before calling ReadConsoleA() / WriteConsoleA() ? Martin -- Martin Wilck Phone: +49 5251 8 15113 Fujitsu Siemens Computers Fax: +49 5251 8 20409 Heinz-Nixdorf-Ring 1 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] D-33106 Paderborn http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com/primergy