Greetings! I wonder if others have developed Visual Basic or other "open" interfaces to FileX? We want to link FileX to an interface that would generate multiple simulations based on a given sample design. For example, we want to run CERES-Maize for a 30-year time series, with up to 150 variations in Tmax, Tmin, Precip, Radiation, soil type, crop variety, CO2 concentration and fertilizer treatment. The output would go into a database that then links to a statistical model that emulates the original CERES runs. We have done it all by hand(!) but would like to automate the process. For backward compatibility we'd like to retain the FileX structure. Any ideas or contributions extremely welcome (and might lead to some interesting collaboration on statistical emulators of deterministic models...). Tom Thomas E. Downing Programme Leader, Climate Impacts and Responses Environmental Change Unit University of Oxford Oxford OX1 3TB U.K. Tel: +44 1865 281180 (office) Tel: +44 1865 281185 (direct) Fax: +44 1865 281181 E-mail: [log in to unmask]