problem #1 (04Aug 1989) Can not use logical such as sys$softwarex (defined as dsk1:[syssoftware.]) to set default to a subdirectory of sys$software. Example: $SET DEFAULT sys$softwarex:[ates] The above command results in an error condition indicating the directory format is invalid. SOLUTION Logical was defined improperly. To set default using the logical it must be defined with the /TRANSLATION=terminal parameter. This still presents a problem if a logical is used for the device name since it will not be translated. Example: $ define/sys/exe/tran=(conc,term) sys$softwarex - "''f$trnlnm("dsk1")'[syssoftware.]" ***************************************************************************