/. is running a story on how a crew assignment system using old version of Informix and tuxedo TPS system crashed, grounding a lot of passangers. Something to do with rollback segments ... http://it.slashdot.org/it/04/12/26/052212.shtml?tid=128&tid=126 Some on this list might find that curious tho' ... Happy Holidays Raj ------------------------------ select standard_disclaimer from company_requirements where category = 'MANDATORY'; -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l