Alan, I'm puzzled - no parameters to date or time are accepted on my system (Win95) - results in "Invalid date" (or time). Anyway, I've downloaded xset as suggested by Joe Trimarchi and it seems to be OK. Joe >-----Original Message----- >From: Alan Geist [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] >I don't have time to go through all the details, but by using time /?, I >found that time /t would help you out. > >I got as far as the line >time /t > temp.txt , >before my batch-writing skills ran out. > >Anyway, with date /t and time /t, you should be able to generate unique >names. > >Good Luck, >Alan Geist >[log in to unmask] > ----- **Need help with PCSOFT mailing list? Send an Email to:** Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> or Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>