http://groups.google.com.au/group/perl.dbi.dev/browse_frm/thread/84f0eaa8e7ddf168/49bf19b56d4f7f2d?hl=en#49bf19b56d4f7f2d (or your chance to get abused like buggery...) :) Cheers Nuno Souto in sunny Sydney, Australia -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l