In the below, I was expecting $#test to return 1 and $%test to return 7 - can somebody clarify why this isn't so? Ta, $test ratty:~/models-3/mcip3> setenv test michael ratty:~/models-3/mcip3> echo $test michael ratty:~/models-3/mcip3> echo $?test 1 ratty:~/models-3/mcip3> echo $#test michael ratty:~/models-3/mcip3> echo $?test 1 ratty:~/models-3/mcip3> echo $%test michael