From: "dtown22@..." Date: 2007-11-01T08:30:07+09:00 Subject: Re: cant seem to get system() & pipe to work together Just as an update, I ended up splitting the commands up into 2 separate commands, and using a temporary file. Its not the ideal solution, but I havent been able to figure out why the pipe doesnt want to work (probably a windows thing). Thanks again for all your help!