At 8:21 AM -0500 3/22/06, Lloyd Butler wrote: >HC does not seem to understand the "do shell script" in a applescript stored in an object. You can get HyperCard to run a "do shell script" command by targeting an OS X application, like the Finder. tell app "Finder" do shell script "whatever..." end This should work fine for your needs if "do shell script" is what you need. Jon