Axr2,

Thanks for the info, but it didn't really answer my questions. I can't set up my job to run at specific times of day because I never know how long it will take to run. I need to know what happens to the next execution time (NEXT_DATE) when a job runs longer than its prescribed interval time, and how to best schedule my long running job so that it runs as frequently as possible.

Thanks,
JMack