SELECT ...... FROM where COLUMN = 'SVALUE2'; :-) Quoting The Human Fly <sjaffarhussain@xxxxxxxxx>: > How can I rewrite the query which uses concatination in the where > clause? For an example, > > SELECT ...... FROM where COLUMN = 'S'||'VALUE2'; > -- regards Wolfgang Breitling Oracle 7,8,8i,9i OCP DBA Centrex Consulting Corporation www.centrexcc.com -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l