Brent - For info on Oracle external tables, see: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e10701/et_concepts.htm Oracle has pretty much all of their documentation available both on the web and downloadable (via zip) from where you can expand it locally onto your machine. I often simply do a google search; in this case my terms were: "oracle documentation 11g 11.2 External Tables". This was the first reference which looks promising for your needs. HTH. Peter Quaiattini | IT Information Management, SADB Apps Dev & Support Services | peter_quaiattini@xxxxxx | (403) 319-6579 Canadian Pacific Driving the Digital Railway Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:05:52 -0600 From: "BRENT NEAL" <bneal@xxxxxxxx> Subject: [program-l] Oracle External Tables Has anyone worked with Oracle external tables? Do you know where I can get some accessible information on this? I am using JAWS13. Thanks Brent Neal 140 E 300 S Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Programmer Phone: 801.526.9797 Email: bneal@xxxxxxxx ------------------------------ IMPORTANT NOTICE - AVIS IMPORTANT ------------------------------ Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. Recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. Sender and sender company accept no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. This email transmission and any accompanying attachments contain confidential information intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. Any dissemination, distribution, copying or action taken in reliance on the contents of this email by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please immediately delete it and notify sender at the above email address. Le courrier electronique peut etre porteur de virus informatiques. Le destinataire doit donc passer le present courriel et les pieces qui y sont jointes au detecteur de virus. L' expediteur et son employeur declinent toute responsabilite pour les dommages causes par un virus contenu dans le courriel. Le present message et les pieces qui y sont jointes contiennent des renseignements confidentiels destines uniquement a la personne ou a l' organisme nomme ci-dessus. Toute diffusion, distribution, reproduction ou utilisation comme reference du contenu du message par une autre personne que le destinataire est formellement interdite. Si vous avez recu ce courriel par erreur, veuillez le detruire immediatement et en informer l' expediteur a l' adresse ci-dessus. ------------------------------ IMPORTANT NOTICE - AVIS IMPORTANT ------------------------------ ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq