Niall, I'm not a Windows person, by any means, but does this look like it will do the job: http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/topic12281.html ?? -Mark -- Mark J. Bobak Senior Database Administrator, System & Product Technologies ProQuest 789 E. Eisenhower, Parkway, P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor MI 48106-1346 +1.734.997.4059 or +1.800.521.0600 x 4059 mark.bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxx www.proquest.com www.csa.com ProQuest...Start here. -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Niall Litchfield Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 12:09 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: ot windows question apologies for the interruption but does anyone know how to run a windows script when a laptop hibernates? -- Niall Litchfield Oracle DBA http://www.orawin.info -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l