Is there any standard (or easily distributable) protocol (syntactically like http, file, ftp, etc.) that can be prefixed to a POSIX path that can duplicate a Terminal "open" command? So that (assuming that the protocol was "open"): open:///Library/Application%20Support would open the global Application Support folder in the Finder, or open:///Applications/Utilities/Disk%20Utility.app would launch the Disk Utility application, or reveal:///Applications/Utilities/Disk%20Utility.app would reveal the Disk Utility application in the Finder? Some thing like that would be a boon for technical support emails requiring an unsophisticated user to easily access a file or folder, without having to laboriously explain the file path. -- ___________________________________________________ RICK GORDON EMERALD VALLEY GRAPHICS AND CONSULTING ___________________________________________________ WWW: http://www.shelterpub.com