Thank you Raghavendra, I will look into this. I can store the addresses in a table. If this works it will be much easier and cleaner than what I had planned. thank you for the information. >>> raghu.soma@xxxxxxxxx 1/11/2008 4:21 PM >>> Hi Belinda, Yes, you are right! You cannot accomplish this directly using Application alerts if you are using the static distribution lists. But, you have a work around. If the email addresses can be stored in a table and the same are selected based on some critierion into a variable like &EMAIL, then this can be used as the recipient of the mail. Please check the seeded alert " Planned Notification Released" and you will understand better. I guess, i have made your point clear. Please let me know if you still have a question. Regards, Raghavendra On 1/11/08, Belinda Hamilton <HamiltBC@xxxxxxx> wrote: Hello List, I need to create a e-mail alert that runs every Monday at 3:00. This will have a dynamic mail to address list based on a sql statement. It does not look like the Application Alerts will do this. It looks like only static distribution lists. I think my alternative is to run a cron job that starts a script that will send these e-mails. Does this sound like the best solution? Am I missing something that would work better that anyone has done or can think of. Many thanks belinda --------------------------------------------------------------- This email, including any attachment(s) to it, is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender. Note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not represent those of O'Brien & Gere. O'Brien & Gere does not accept liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- This email, including any attachment(s) to it, is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender. Note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not represent those of O'Brien & Gere. O'Brien & Gere does not accept liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. ---------------------------------------------------------------