Pete, Sounds like the safest method is to avoid bfiles. How would you sync it to a replica? I'm sure it could be done, but it sounds tortuous. Jared Peter Barnett <regdba@xxxxxxxxx> Sent by: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 04/27/2004 02:24 PM Please respond to oracle-l To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx cc: Subject: Re: bfiles Daniel, All valid points. And, it gets worse, this database would have a standby database. We would have to copy the external files to the standby server. Sounds like a maintenance nightmare. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------