"Chris Fuller" <cfuller084 at thinkingplanet.net> wrote > want to clear the screen, printing the control sequence ESC[2J is > all you > need. > >>>> print chr(0x1b) + '[2J' Only on *nix with a VT100 compatible terminal. Doesn't work for vanilla DOS window or Tektronix mode terminals, 3270 etc. Thats why screen control is such a messy topic. Alan G.