Actually a better one is setting the TIMEZONE value. If you are setting it to a value that is previous to the current value, it will be immediate. If you set it to a value that is greater than the current value, it will take that amount of time to change. So if you never had it set, and had to do W8:00, then it would take 8 hours to adjust. there is no way to specify GRADUAL or NOW to this parameter. shawn ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Subject: SETCLOCK Author: [log in to unmask] at Internet-Mail Date: 4/5/98 2:55 AM Can anyone explain this? :HELP SETCLOCK SETCLOCK Alters the system time or system time zone. SYNTAX SETCLOCK {DATE= date spec; TIME= time spec [;GRADUAL | ;NOW]} {CORRECTION= correction spec [;GRADUAL | ;NOW]} {TIMEZONE= time zone spec} {;CANCEL} :SETCLOCK CORRECTION=3600;GRADUAL The NOW or GRADUAL option requires both DATE and TIME. (CIERR 11705) However, SETCLOCK CORRECTION=3600 works just fine and uses the GRADUAL option anyway. Go figure. Jim Phillips Manager of Information Systems Voice: (915) 860-9933 Therm-O-Link of Texas, Inc. Fax: (915) 860-9936 1295 Henry Brennan Email: [log in to unmask] El Paso, Texas 79936