kmkz wrote: > ok solved that by using the call() method > > I now have a bigger problem: the executable always wants to open in its > own window. how do I stop this? > Call pythonw instead of python. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC www.holdenweb.com PyCon TX 2006 www.python.org/pycon/