Woo hoo! That was the problem. Thanks! (Sometimes late on a Friday, I just can't see the simple things anymore.) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Johnston" > My last response was sparse so I decided to let you know what I was > thinking... I'm guessing that the size of your v_update field is too > small to store the string you are building... For example... ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------