>I think it would require the use of named pipes. Unfortunately RMAN will "helpfully" remove the named pipe before creating it's file, so this doesn't work. -- My employers like me, but not enough to let me speak for them. Greg Norris Sprint LTD Database Administration ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------