On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:03:33 -0400, Goulet, Dick <dgoulet@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > look into UTL_FILE package. Ugh. Use perl. It will be *much* faster than writing to a file through utl_file, and with no limitations. It is also *very* easy to write. Jared -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l