Here's the BAT: :: music2.bat @echo off > quit.bat cls if %1'==' cls & echo which tunes? & goto :eof dir/s/b e:\music\*.mp3 > %TEMP%\mulist dir/s/b e:\in\*.mp3 >> %TEMP%\mulist if %2'==' find /i "%1" %TEMP%\mulist if not %2'==' find /i "%1" %TEMP%\mulist | find /i "%2" :: DONE When I do this: music2 buster brown I get: e:\music\singles\Buster Brown - Fannie Mae [Wolfman intro].MP3 e:\music\singles\Buster Brown - Fannie Mae.mp3 which is just right. But when I do either of these: music2 buster brown|list/s music2 buster brown>some.m3u I get: ♀e:\music\singles\Buster Brown - Fannie Mae [Wolfman intro].MP3 e:\music\singles\Buster Brown - Fannie Mae.mp3 The first char is 0c hex. Anybody know how that 0c gets in there? TIA If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2

Isn't 0c hex usually used to start a new page. Force a form feed.

Hi w-f, I think that's correct. But how's it getting in there? If at first you don't succeed, you're about average. M2