We are attempting to develop an automated backup process for our projects and so far we have this code (built partly by recording our steps and then by removing the intermediate tell-end tell statements): tell application "StuffIt Deluxe" activate make new archive with properties {location:file "Macintosh HD:Users:PRG04:Desktop:backups:current backups:Data Mover.sitx"} stuff {alias "Macintosh HD:Source:Common Source:"} into archive "Data Mover.sitx" compression level maximum stuff {alias "Macintosh HD:Source:Data Mover v3:"} into archive "Data Mover.sitx" compression level maximum ... close window " quit end tell Some of these projects are very, very large. The problem is that the very first archive command, which is acting on one of those large projects, looks like it is about to finish when Applescript displays a "timeout while waiting for Apple event." Is there any way around this dilemma? R, John A.M. Darnell Project Leader Internal Software Development Walsworth Publishing Company John may also be reached at johnamdarnell (at) gmail dot com Question: In the hit movie, "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," the story begins with a marvelous tune sung by the leading female star in a posh Shanghai night club. What is the name of that nightclub? Answer: the name of the nightclub is Club Obi Wan.