Usage: last = priority [ [s] [l,bn,n,an] ] (single char argument) old priority is returned in 'last', new priority can be low, below-normal, normal, or above-normal. pre-pending 's' to the priority string will cause silent behaviour. priorities higher than above-normal are returned as 'h', but cannot be set due to the risk of freezing the machine. sending 'h' as the new priority will set to above-normal. Example: last = priority('sl'); % silen low % silen means no disp info <do some idle processing> priority(['s' last]); Requires Win95 or WinNT 3.1 (or greater)