While quite an accomplishment considering DOS batch shortcomings, env. variables %date% and %time% are unknowns on NT 4, therefore the trick can not be successfully applied in WinNT4-Win2K3 range. After let's say "interesting" day yesterday at customer's site and the way some environment variables are/aren't available with scheduled scripts on NT4, I am more convinced than ever that any reliance on Windows DOS batch-ing and/or native (*.wsf, *.vbs, *.js) scripting should be avoided like a plague... Branimir > -----Original Message----- > From: Alexander.Feinstein@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > 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% > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l