Hi, you didn't include the bcp command to the post, but I believe that you are exporting a table directly (like: bcp tablename...). Instead of that, try exporting based on a query where you convert the datetime colun to varchar in desired format and use that query in bcp. For example: bcp "SELECT CONVERT(varchar(50), DatetimeColumnName, 103), ..." queryout, ... Mika

You can't send a response like that via AJAX, the browser is simply not expecting it. Nor do you need to, if you have a link and it does a binary write, your page will not refresh, so the end effect is the same as if you used AJAX. Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you. If you're still stuck, ask me for more information.

I'd prefer it instead automatically removed illegal semicolumns :-D - I always add one after a block and ... oops: it's underlined in C# (when... I am not even sure when)

Ariel Kazeed wrote: without having to use a timer to check system time every x seconds? Well, you could use the task scheduler in windows to run your app. If you use a timer, you can set it to first check every 12 hours, then every 8, etc, you can make the timer smaller as the interval to go is less. Christian Graus Please read this if you don't understand the answer I've given you "also I don't think "TranslateOneToTwoBillion OneHundredAndFortySevenMillion FourHundredAndEightyThreeThousand SixHundredAndFortySeven()" is a very good choice for a function name" - SpacixOne ( offering help to someone who really needed it ) ( spaces added for the benefit of people running at < 1280x1024 )