ciao Bernd,

> Maybe you have to declare "options results" first?

already tried

>> so 'AMBIENT' should set a variable only declared into 'REXX' host
>> I do not even know if this can be a regular task within ARexx.... is it?
>
> I don't know. I think the variables are declared for the script context.
> So if the REXX host sends a command to another host it will also send
> the context so that the other host does have access to the variables of
> the script form which the command was sent, or so.

and if so, then there is nothing else more to try, I think..... :-/

thanks to you Bernd,

paolo