could also do a "start" command to launch another bat file. Jeffrey Beckstrom Database Administrator Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority 1240 W. 6th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44113 >>> "Stefan Knecht" <knecht.stefan@xxxxxxxxx> 10/23/08 10:32 AM >>> I believe you can use "at" on Windows as well. Stefan On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 4:05 PM, Dba DBA <oracledbaquestions@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I am stuck on a windows DB server. I need to run some .sql scripts from the command line in the background. anyone know how to do this in windows? I have not used windows for a DB server in years... -- ========================= Stefan P Knecht Senior Consultant Systems Engineering OPITZ CONSULTING Schweiz GmbH Seestrasse 97 CH-8800 Thalwil Mobile +41-79-571 36 27 stefan.knecht@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.opitz-consulting.ch ( http://www.opitz-consulting.ch/ ) OCP 9i/10g SCSA SCNA ========================= --------------------------------------------------------------------- Scanning of this message and addition of this footer is performed by SurfControl E-mail Filter software in conjunction with virus detection software.