I seem to have a large number of objects in my schema(Oracle 10 on Linux) with names beginning BIN$ e.g. BIN$IBQisbCMbGfgQAUKRQFY4g==$0 Anyone know what they are and how they were created? John Dunn Product Consultant Direct Dial +44 (0) 117 373 6122 Sefas Innovation Ltd, CityPoint, Temple Gate, Bristol BS1 6PL, UK. Tel: +44(0) 117 373 6114 Fax: +44 (0) 117 373 6115 www.sefas.com