This is covered in the NetBackup FAQ: http://www.backupcentral.com/cgi-bin/netbackup-fom?_highlightWords=bpdbjobs&file=194 (The stay_alive parameter just does a constant loop. It doesn't change the format of each line.) --- W. Curtis Preston Principal Consultant for Storage Designs, your storage experts Voice: 760 710 7017 Fax: 760 710 7019 Webmaster: http://www.backupcentral.com curtis AT backupcentral DOT com