ok i STILL stand by cron via cygwin. joe original message below The bug relates to Windows (multi-cpu) machines so cron is no good. Windows Task Scheduler is your next best option for a freebie. Scripting in Windows is not the most fun but if all you're doing is calling a stored procedure or executing sqlldr then it doesn't need to be overly complex. Cheers, Graeme. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------