Re: Creating unique file names for export under NT

Yes you can...
Use %<env var>%. I do have scripts for exp using parameters, the only problem being a) they don't use date specific filenames b) they have been developed for a customer.
Of course you shouldn't compare the command.com with ksh.

Hth,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA

Eric Fenderbosch <efender_at_ix.netcom.com> wrote in message news:7oc7b9$rms_at_dfw-ixnews21.ix.netcom.com...
> Anyone have any suggestions for creating unique filenames for nightly
> exports under NT? With UNIX I've just written a script with:
> dumpfile=`date`
> exp filename=$dumpfile
>
> Simplified, of course, but I can't seem to assign or access environment
> variables in NT like I can in UNIX.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric
>
>
Received on Thu Aug 05 1999 - 13:15:12 CDT