Hi! I have created a view that looks like this: SELECT MODUS_JOB.ID AS WZ00IDTAFT, MODUS_JOB.VID AS WZ00VORAFT, MODUS_JOB.VNR AS WZ00IDTVSN, MODUS_JOB.STATUSCODE AS WZ00STSAFT, MODUS_JOB.BUNDLENAME AS WZ00CODEXT, MODUS_JOB.STATUSTEXT AS WZ00TXTSTS, MODUS_JOB.ERROR AS WZ00KEZFEH, MODUS_JOB.JOBMODE AS WZ00MODJOB, MODUS_JOB.DIRECTPRINT AS WZ00KEZSFD, MODUS_JOB.DIRECTPRINTER AS WZ00CODSFD, MODUS_JOB.CREATE_BY AS WZ00IDTSAA, MODUS_JOB.CREATE_AT AS WZ00DATEST, MODUS_JOB.EDIT_BY AS WZ00IDTSAB, MODUS_JOB.EDIT_AT AS WZ00DATBEA, MODUS_JOB.XML as WZ00DTASTK FROM MODUS_JOB; But if I try to issue an INSERT statement against that view, I get the error message: ORA-01733: virtual column not allowed here. Is there a workaround for that? This is 9.2 on HP-UX. Thanks, Helmut ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------