Patrick Palmer wrote: > Hi, > > I seem to forget this every time, but once again: When I get > AIPS 1: BAD CHARACTERS IN ADVERB SOURCES > AIPS 1: CHARACTER? > > what do I do next? Type sources = ' ' That removes the bad characters - you may have done a TGET on some task whose inputs have changed. There will probably be other adverbs that are "curious". Eric Greisen