Hey Evan, Coming from a sysadmin background (and programming before that), I think what you just accomplished is no small feat for a non-DBA, much less a non-Oracle non-DBA. Well done! Rich > Just wanted to thank all of you guys for your help yesterday. I'm not a DBA > by any means, but as the sys admin for a small company (only around 150 > employees) I am expected to wear a lot of different hats. With your help I > was able to resolve this issue and ensure I live to see another paycheck. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l