Its a good point but call me a sadist, I wanted to give this method a go :-) ________________________________ From: Allen, Brandon [mailto:Brandon.Allen@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 19 October 2009 17:09 To: Robertson Lee - lerobe; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Strange upgrade behaviour What about exp/imp or datapump as a workaround? I always use exp/imp or datapump as my first choice vs. in-place upgrades - from my experience it makes for a much smoother transition with less bugs during and after. Regards, Brandon From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robertson Lee - lerobe no workaround possible at the moment for this according to MetaLink ________________________________ Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message or attachments hereto. Please advise immediately if you or your employer do not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of this company shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it. *************************************************************************** The information contained in this communication is confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please resend this communication to the sender and delete the original message or any copy of it from your computer system. Thank You. ****************************************************************************