That's why you want to include an if statement; IF HPJOBTYPE = 'S' check num recs. based on online session ELSE check num recs. based on job ENDIF Larry A. Barnes Systems Administrator - HP3000 Coldwater Creek Inc. 751 W. Hanley Ave. Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815-3213 http://www.coldwatercreek.com -----Original Message----- From: Leonard S. Berkowitz [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 1:20 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [HP3000-L] Another difference between on-line and batch If I perform a LISTF fileset,2 to a disk file in a session, on-line, the first file appears in record #6 while in a batch job it is record #7. The difference is that the batch version has a date and time stamp in the first record. Here is the batch version: :LISTF [log in to unmask],2>$NEWPASS :PRINT $OLDPASS;NUM;PAGE=0 1) MON, AUG 6, 2001, 4:10 PM 2) ACCOUNT= NETBASE GROUP= QUEUE 3) 4) FILENAME CODE ------------LOGICAL RECORD----------- ----SPACE---- 5) SIZE TYP EOF LIMIT R/B SECTORS #X MX 6) 7) IQ010007* 14331W VBM 60933 4103 1 459536 * * This bit me when I transfered a working command file that is executed only on-line to a batch job. =================== Leonard S. Berkowitz Perot Health Care Systems (Harvard Pilgrim Health Care account) voice: 617-509-1212 fax: 617-509-3737 pager: 781-226-2431 * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *