Oops still no go despite JW's assistance (for which I thank)
my path is set as below complete 'environment' just in case!
ans
argv ()
cwd /users/udaa420
filec
history 100
home /users/udaa420
mail /usr/mail/udaa420
path (/usr/etc /usr/bin
/usr/local/bin /usr/bin/X11
/usr/bsd .
/packages/gcg/gcgcore/script
/packages/gcg/gcgbin/execute
/packages/egcg/egcgcore/script
/packages/egcg/irix/egcgbin/execute
/users/udaa420/rasmol/RasMol2 <===============
/users/udaa420/temp)
prompt ! box%
shLibPath /packages/egcg/irix/oblib
shell /bin/csh
status 0
term vt100
user udaa420
verSet 0
wpiexe /packages/gcg/gcgwpibin/execute
my .mailcap file is :-
chemical/x-pdb; xterm -T RasMol -e /users/udaa420/rasmol/RasMol2/rasmol -pdb %s
chemical/x-xyz; rasmol xyz %s
chemical/x-kinemage; mage %s
AND IT IS STILL TRYING to COPY the file to my file space :-(
the .mailcap file is (now) readwriteexecutable by just about the entire
universe!
Phil Cunningham
ps thanks re the kinemage details I am chasing them as I try to debug
this p*g!