... then I would debug your external procedure code, and/or check your printer driver settings. if the tool doesn't matter, I am afraid you can't blame Oracle ... can't you trap intermediate results, to exactly determine *when* the linewraps are added? kind regards, Lex. --------------------------------------------- Visit my website at http://www.naturaljoin.nl --------------------------------------------- I tried the SQL Worksheet, SQL*Plus and svrmgr23. makes no difference The story behind the scene is : I am sending this via plsql to an external procedure (a C .dll) , which directly sends it to a printer. The linewrap is exactly at the very = same position. So it prints 2 lines, although just 1 line has been sent out. -----Original Message----- which tool are you using? -----Original Message----- I do have a table with a varchar2(300) coloumn. Whenever I do a select = =3D on this, the output line gets linewrapped after the 274th. character. This CR/LF is definitely not added within the string. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l