A rather interesting bug appeared in the 'Oracle Support HOT Topics' today. Bug 16913821 : PLSQL BLOCK EXECUTION SIGNIFICANTLY SLOWER ON 11.2 THAN ON 10.2 Complete with test case. If an app moves from 10.2 to 11.2 database, this is a another facet for consideration if the app appears slow in testing. Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist Oracle Blog: http://jkstill.blogspot.com Home Page: http://jaredstill.com -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l