To create a kept TPU editor interface, Please follow these directions. I have recently developed an easier way to temporarily exit from the TPU editor. Instead of doing a SPAWN (F17) to a new process, it is faster to ATTACH to your parent process. This is accomplished by creating a kept TPU sub-process when editing a file. It will take a little longer to get into TPU, but once you get in you can ATTACH to your parent process from the editor (much faster exit and return). In order to use this feature follow these steps: 1. Copy the file TPUINI.KEPT_TPU to SYS$SHARE: You may want to examine the TPUINI.KEPT_TPU file and remove some of the key-definitions I use or add some new ones. Do not delete lines pertaining to the (F17 key), these are used for the SPAWN and ATTACH commands. After making any necessary changes rename the TPUINI.KEPT_TPU file to TPUINI.TPU. 2. You will need to add these commands to your login.com file: $ ASSIGN SYS$LOGIN:TPUINI.TPU TPUINI $ EDIT:==@SYS$SHARE:KEPT_TPU.COM ! Command file for Kept Tpu $ DEFINE/KEY F17 "@SYS$SHARE:KEPT_TPU.COM"/NOECHO/TERMINATE Hope these changes are useful, DL Stapleton TPU Magistrate!!!