Dennis, select substr(rowid,7,3) from your_table...=20 hope that helps, - ant =20 -----Original Message----- From: DENNIS WILLIAMS [mailto:DWILLIAMS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]=20 Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 5:01 PM To: 'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: From row to datafile List - Does anyone know how to relate a database row to the datafile where it is stored? Here is the situation: we are going to test the recovery of a database, removing a few data files and then recovering them from RMAN backup. These data files store image blobs out-of-line. I would like to be able to list a few images from a particular data file so after recovery we could retrieve those images. There are some queries for dealing with database corruption where you can take a given file and block and relate it back using dba_segments and sys.uet$. I'm not sure how to work for a specific row or with out-of-line blobs. Any ideas appreciated. Dennis Williams DBA Lifetouch, Inc. "We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive."=20 -- C.S. Lewis ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------