Daniel W. Fink scribbled on the wall in glitter crayon: > Finally, as I am a resident of Colorado, home of Coors Beer, the > 'Silver Bullet' is Coors Light, which is one of the most foul > contaminations of water that currently exists. however the aerobatic team flying those little jets is way cool.;-) as for the approach, i remember trying it when i started. and i think i follow something else now. having been a consultant most of my career, i've seen databases in various states for screwed and developed a feel for where to look when symptoms present themselves biased on that. i also find out i don't have that great a hit ratio either.;-) but at least i have an idea of where to start biased on my past experience. -- Bill "Shrek" Thater ORACLE DBA "I'm going to work my ticket if I can..." -- Gilwell song william.thater@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A computer's attention span is only as long as its extension cord. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------