ok...thanks a lot....but i try to explain you the real issue

running this

declare @TestString varchar(250)

set @TestString = 'set statistics time on ' +

'select * from master..sysobjects '+

'set statistics time...

Sorry i'm not a great prog. 🙂

Do you say that , for example, i can assigne to a local variable the text message (not the query result) of

set statistics time...

thanks a lot

but the problem is "automatic use" of the messages...

not using query analyzer but with a store procedure, a scheduled job, etc.etc.

The only way that i've found is to...

Thanks to all for the replay....

yes...i've made some script to walkaround the problem..something like your answer...

but the script thqt i've post was only a dummy example....

that's the real question /problem....

i'm...