Thomas - I use "ed" for most configuration chores and it works fine. It allows you to search/replace control chars without grumbling about it. Most editors will intercept control chars and interpret them as possible editing commands, but ed does not. Chuck On Sun, 6 Jan 2002, Thomas Stivers wrote: > How exactly does one put the bell in a file. I have never gotten it to > work without using a program to generate char(7) or something. Thanks. > > *<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>*<<<=-=>>>* Visit me at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh The Moon is Waning Crescent (36% of Full)