hi all, oracle 9.2.04: SQL > DESC MYTAB1 ---------- MYCOL1 BLOB .... there will be either CSV files/plain text files stored in MYCOL1.i need to read this file and straight away insert each row in that file as a record in another table URTAB1.i need to do this in pl-sql. will DBMS_LOB help in this case ? any hint/sample code plz ?? nothing strikes my head !! Thanks and Regards, Prem. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------