> .. and also > what happens if you just call a bat-file that does nothing and then > exits. After running bat file containing single line exit Alt+F key works. After running bat file containg 3 lines set pgpassword=x C:\PROGRA~1\POSTGR~1\8.0\PGADMI~1\pg_dump.exe -Z9 -b -v -f "I:\051027 DEMO backup.backup" -F c -h andrus -U postgres mydb exit Alt+F does not work. So it seems that pg_dump.exe code causes Alt+F not working. Andrus. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match