K Gopalakrishnan wrote: >In current versions, it is YES. But may not be in future versions. > > > Gopal, are you saying that it will not be possible to back up the future versions at all? Not even by using RMAN? Will Oracle become so unbreakable that backup & recovery will no longer be necessary? Wow! -- Mladen Gogala Oracle DBA Ext. 121 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l