<snip> Jack, I forgot to mention one item. It's being run as a batch job so /etc/profile isn't a player.
Rex </snip> Rex, I still believe it runs through the FTP (usually called FTPD) STC, and that will use the TZ envrionment variable. Fletch ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html