You could just write a wrapper to check the inputs first. On 4/7/06, Norman Dunbar <norman.dunbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Ray, > > if you do intend using it, take note of this first : > > > http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_buffer_overflow_in_dbms_system_ksdwrt.html > > > Cheers, > Norman. > > Norman Dunbar. > Contract Oracle DBA. > Rivers House, Leeds. > >