$! in case a privious submitted batchjob didn't end properly: $ FILE = F$SEARCH("SYS$SCRATCH:MUTRACK.MESSAGE") $ IF FILE .NES. """" THEN DELETE SYS$SCRATCH:MUTRACK.MESSAGE.* /NOCON $! run mutrack$EXEdirectory:MUTRACK.EXE $ MUTRACK $! in case MUTRACK didn't end properly: $ FILE = F$SEARCH("SYS$SCRATCH:MUTRACK.MESSAGE") $ IF FILE .NES. """" THEN DELETE SYS$SCRATCH:MUTRACK.MESSAGE.* /NOCON