I thought there was a master view that listed all the V$ and GV$ columns but I can't seem to put my hands on it now. Is there a way to generate this (specifically search for a column_name) on fixed v_$/gv_$ tables? Thanks! Chris D. Taylor Oracle DBA Parallon ITS 6640 Carothers Parkway Franklin, TN 37067 P: 615.344-8419 christopher.taylor2@xxxxxxxxxxxx www.parallon.com<http://www.parallon.com> -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l