{ TProof::Open(""); // create a TChain instead of a TTree TChain *chain = new TChain("tree", "particle tree"); // add our file TFileCollection *fc=new TFileCollection("fc","alldata","list_small.txt"); chain->AddFileInfoList(fc->GetList()); // I also tried ... //chain->Add("tree_096_1.root"); // without success // tell the chain that we want to use PROOF chain->SetProof(); // run the selector chain->Process("mytree.C+"); }