>>> >>>Howzat for "flat files"? :) yeah, but don't be confused. 85% of all digital content is flat files. Let's just say that seismic data, imagery, video, office docs, html and so on just don't belong in a database...and certainly not storage that has a database interface. Yes, Veritas is too expensive. They have a legacy Unix pricing structure. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l