I just tried to hardcopy an ascii file (from another host if that matters) giving the keywords :starting page 3 :ending page 3, and all I got was a blank sheet. I also tried starting page 3 ending page 4, and still got one blank page. Starting page 1 ending page 3 at least got me pages 1 thru 3, although I got a trailing blank page. Is this supposed to work? How? strip