if I have 2 files which need to trade names, I have to rename one to a temp name, then rename the two files to their new names. There are other examples where it would be nice if as long as the names were unique at the end of the transaction the rename would proceed. Has anyone looked at changing rename to work this way, or have overwhelming arguments why this is a bad idea? _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus