Howard,never say never , how about htis variation :
code:
shell '%comspec% /c c:\ieupdate\su.exe administrator "Copy ' + chr(39) + 'm:\apps\dss\decision support system.dot' + chr(39) + ' ' + chr(39) + 'd:\program files\microsoft office\templates' + chr(39) + ' /Y" ' + @wksta
J.
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