Yes - Cobol is on the mainframe. Currently we do a socket connect to the box to push some job reporting type information (start time, end time, etc..). The information is stored in a new file each time the data is sent and is loaded into an oracle database every 10 minutes. After the data is loaded the files are deleted. I was just looking for a way to streamline the process but I guess a free option does not exist. Thanks for taking the time to respond.