>3 // SET D=&LDATE
Without verifying exactly with the manual, I seem to remember that it talks about old and new date and time symbols. &LDATE is an old one and this does not work (I don't know if this is documented somewhere). &LYYMMDD is a new symbol and this one is working with batch JCL. Try using &LYYMMDD and &LHHMMSS (I hope I remember the names correctly). -- Peter Hunkeler ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN