Here is another alternate that works: for /F "tokens=3D1-4 delims=3D/ " %%o in ("%DATE%") do ( set MM=3D%%p set DD=3D%%q set YY=3D%%r ) for /F "tokens=3D1-5 delims=3D.:" %%s in ("%TIME%") do ( set HH=3D%%s set MI=3D%%t set SS=3D%%u ) set CURR_DATE=3D%YY%%MM%%DD%%HH%%MI%%SS% set CURR_DATE=3D%CURR_DATE: =3D0% Alex. -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Reardon, Bruce (CALBBAY) Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 1:04 PM To: SinardyXing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Oracle-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: DOS question Here is an alternate CMD / batch approach that works: :: get the time in format hhmmssxx, where 'xx' is hundredths of a =3D second :: because want ssxx can not use time/t for /f "tokens=3D3D1-8 delims=3D3D:. " %%a in ('echo.^| time ^| find =3D "current"') do ( set zhh=3D3D%%e set zmm=3D3D%%f set zss=3D3D%%g set zxx=3D3D%%h ) if 10 GTR %zhh% set zhh=3D3D0%zhh% :: assign the values to ztimefull set ztimefull=3D3D%zdate%%zhh%%zmm%%zss%%zxx% Something similar to the if could be used for your case That is, put hours into intermediate variable, check if less than 10, if =3D it is, prepend zero to the right most character. HTH, Bruce Reardon -----Original Message----- From: [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Sinardy Xing Sent: Thursday, 2 December 2004 4:41 AM I discover a bug in my script time tag from "hhmmss" become " hmmss" --------------------------- C:\Documents and Settings\sinardy>time The current time is: 1:37:01.50 Enter the new time: C:\Documents and Settings\sinardy>echo %time:~0,2%%time:~3,2%%time:~6,2% 13710 C:\Documents and Settings\sinardy> --------------------------- my imp always fail from 12 am - 9:59 am imp ...... log=3D3Dmylog 13710.log <--------- imp fail anyone have solution? Sinardy NOTICE This e-mail and any attachments are private and confidential and may =3D contain privileged information. If you are not an authorised recipient, =3D the copying or distribution of this e-mail and any attachments is =3D prohibited and you must not read, print or act in reliance on this =3D e-mail or attachments. This notice should not be removed. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l