>No, no flashback set up in this environment. We may consider it for the future, but that won't help us now. if by any chance you will consider FB in the future then take look into this one: http://laimisnd.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/lobs-and-flashback-database-performance/: brgds, Laimis N. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l