I have found that it will work if you remove the "start /b" from the beginning of the line.

But you then get two command prompt windows open, one for the batch file and another for wkix32 in which you see the script file running, particularly the part where I run robocopy to update files on the local pc.

This is what I am trying to avoid. I want the script to run in the background apart from on screen messages using the AT(x,y) function.

It's strange that the original batch file runs OK on an NT4 workstation, but not on an XP.

I have also tried sending the output of the batchb file to the nul device, i.e

%0\..\wkix32 test.kix >nul but then you don't see anything!

The same thing happens if I try to put the following in the the script:

Run "robocopy x: y: /Mir" >nul

or

Run "robocopy x: y: /mir >nul"

More advice please!

David