{Edit}I think Les has pegged it. The username.txt file is probably not the culprit.{/Edit}

How about...

code:
"%comspec% /q /e:1024 /c su.exe username < c:\username.txt"
or using an env var in batch...
code:
set su_username=Nosmo King
su.exe username


[ 08. October 2002, 19:47: Message edited by: Waltz ]
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