if you wish to store clobs, then storing the file path works perfectly well - I don't know about bfiles. Note that although dblinks are supported, you aren't allowed to create more than one XE database on the same physical hardware (shoot, foot , oneself as far as the webhosting market goes methinks). On 4/11/06, Mogens Nørrgaard <mln@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > External tables are not included. Database links are available, too. > > Mogens > > David Sharples wrote: > > > undo, temp and sysaux arent included. > > > > Its user data (and no you cant stick it all in system, the database > > knows how much space the DD should take) > > > > Indexes are included as is text (if its even included, not sure) > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- Niall Litchfield Oracle DBA http://www.orawin.info