I have used cron in the past to run programs (I edit my "cron table" via < crontab -e >). But, when I try to make cron launch an X-windows program, I haven't had any luck. I suspect it might be environment variables, but I still haven't had any luck. I use debian GNU/Linux, and the cron is "Vixie cron" written by Paul Vixie. Unable to determine its version number. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. -- Name: Steve Trapp Homepage: http://steventrapp.home.comcast.net Email: stevetrapp **AT** comcast **DOT** net Locale: en_US.UTF-8 | Location: Upper Midwest