Hi, The next version will have a new system mode, which can be used in conditional processing: \startmode[*first] ... \stopmode this mode is true in the first run and can be used like: \startmode[*first] \executesystemcommand{dowhatever test.tex x-test.tex} \stopmode \typefile{x-test.tex} an example of a preprocessor run, which only needs to be done once; this can be handy when one needs to preprocess to be included files. Hans ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE | pragma@wxs.nl Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: +31 (0)38 477 53 69 | fax: +31 (0)38 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- information: http://www.pragma-ade.com/roadmap.pdf documentation: http://www.pragma-ade.com/showcase.pdf -------------------------------------------------------------------------