Here is an alternate CMD / batch approach that works: :: get the time in format hhmmssxx, where 'xx' is hundredths of a = second :: because want ssxx can not use time/t for /f "tokens=3D1-8 delims=3D:. " %%a in ('echo.^| time ^| find = "current"') do ( set zhh=3D%%e set zmm=3D%%f set zss=3D%%g set zxx=3D%%h ) if 10 GTR %zhh% set zhh=3D0%zhh% :: assign the values to ztimefull set ztimefull=3D%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 = 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=3Dmylog 13710.log <--------- imp fail anyone have solution? Sinardy NOTICE This e-mail and any attachments are private and confidential and may = contain privileged information. If you are not an authorised recipient, = the copying or distribution of this e-mail and any attachments is = prohibited and you must not read, print or act in reliance on this = e-mail or attachments. This notice should not be removed. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l