Wanted to report my findings from MetaLink on why SQL*Loader was unable to write records to a bad file. Note:1047807.6 says that, with Oracle 8.0.4, records larger than 270 bytes can't be written to a bad file. Each record is rather large, and I think this is why I can't write to the bad file. This is a bug [BUG:621824] and was fixed in 8.0.5. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Michelle Buyer INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).