Or you can spool them into a file using utl_file package. Regards, Santhosh Channa P Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. _____ From: Toon Koppelaars [mailto:toon.koppelaars@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 6:34 AM To: VIVEK_SHARMA@xxxxxxxxxxx Cc: ORACLE-L Subject: Re: View's Source Code ? ... Basic Qs You might want to increase the value of sqlplus' variable long. set long 8000 then select text from dba_views where .... On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 12:17 PM, VIVEK_SHARMA < VIVEK_SHARMA@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:VIVEK_SHARMA@xxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: Folks Wherefrom can the source code definition of a View be obtained? If sys.dba_views, it's Field "TEXT" is a LONG datatype. How can it's contents be read? Cheers & Thanks V much SQL> desc sys.dba_views Name Null? Type ----------------------------------------- -------- ---------------------------- OWNER NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30) VIEW_NAME NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30) TEXT_LENGTH NUMBER TEXT LONG TYPE_TEXT_LENGTH NUMBER TYPE_TEXT VARCHAR2(4000) OID_TEXT_LENGTH NUMBER OID_TEXT VARCHAR2(4000) VIEW_TYPE_OWNER VARCHAR2(30) VIEW_TYPE VARCHAR2(30) SUPERVIEW_NAME VARCHAR2(30) **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS*** -- Toon Koppelaars RuleGen BV +31-615907269 Toon.Koppelaars@xxxxxxxxxxx www.RuleGen.com <http://www.RuleGen.com> (co)Author: "Applied Mathematics for Database Professionals"