Hi there, I do a db_dump of my database every night. Recently, this has been failing, and I have no idea why. Following is a detail (verbose) output of the dump process... (sorry for the long post, I figured the more info the better) -- last builtin oid is 17184 -- reading user-defined types -- reading user-defined functions -- reading user-defined aggregates -- reading user-defined operators -- reading user-defined tables -- reading table inheritance information -- finding the attribute names and types for each table -- finding the attrs and types for table: category -- finding the attrs and types for table: project -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: pr_number -- finding the attrs and types for table: users -- finding the attrs and types for table: filters -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: f_public -- finding the attrs and types for table: base_filters -- finding the attrs and types for table: prversion -- finding the attrs and types for table: task -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: t_modnum -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: t_status -- finding the attrs and types for table: pr_users -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: u_admin -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: u_guest -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: u_assign -- finding the attrs and types for table: task_large -- finding the attrs and types for table: modifications -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: t_modnum -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: t_status -- finding the attrs and types for table: pga_queries -- finding the attrs and types for table: pga_forms -- finding the attrs and types for table: pga_scripts -- finding the attrs and types for table: pga_reports -- finding the attrs and types for table: ps_pr_users -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: u_admin -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: u_guest -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: u_assign -- finding the attrs and types for table: ps_task -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: t_modnum -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: t_status -- finding the attrs and types for table: ps_task_large -- finding the attrs and types for table: ps_mods -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: t_modnum -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: t_status -- finding the attrs and types for table: ps_prversion -- finding the attrs and types for table: ps_category -- finding the attrs and types for table: pga_layout -- finding the attrs and types for table: rtp_pr_users -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: u_admin -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: u_guest -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: u_assign -- finding the attrs and types for table: rtp_task -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: t_modnum -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: t_status -- finding the attrs and types for table: rtp_task_large -- finding the attrs and types for table: rtp_mods -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: t_modnum -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: t_status -- finding the attrs and types for table: rtp_prversion -- finding the attrs and types for table: rtp_category -- finding the attrs and types for table: gbr_pr_users -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: u_admin -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: u_guest -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: u_assign -- finding the attrs and types for table: gbr_task -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: t_modnum -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: t_status -- finding the attrs and types for table: gbr_task_large -- finding the attrs and types for table: gbr_mods -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: t_modnum -- finding DEFAULT expression for attr: t_status -- finding the attrs and types for table: gbr_prversion -- finding the attrs and types for table: gbr_category -- flagging inherited attributes in subtables -- dumping out user-defined types -- dumping out tables -- dumping out user-defined functions -- dumping out user-defined functions -- dumping out user-defined operators -- dumping out the contents of all of 36 tables -- dumping out the contents of Table category -- dumping out the contents of Table project -- dumping out the contents of Table users -- dumping out the contents of Table filters -- dumping out the contents of Table base_filters -- dumping out the contents of Table prversion -- dumping out the contents of Table task -- dumping out the contents of Table pr_users -- dumping out the contents of Table task_large -- dumping out the contents of Table modifications -- dumping out the contents of Table pga_queries -- dumping out the contents of Table pga_forms -- dumping out the contents of Table pga_scripts -- dumping out the contents of Table pga_reports -- dumping out the contents of Table ps_pr_users -- dumping out the contents of Table ps_task -- dumping out the contents of Table ps_task_large -- dumping out the contents of Table ps_mods -- dumping out the contents of Table ps_prversion -- dumping out the contents of Table ps_category -- dumping out the contents of Table pga_layout -- dumping out the contents of Table rtp_pr_users -- dumping out the contents of Table rtp_task -- dumping out the contents of Table rtp_task_large -- dumping out the contents of Table rtp_mods -- dumping out the contents of Table rtp_prversion -- dumping out the contents of Table rtp_category -- dumping out the contents of Table gbr_pr_users -- dumping out the contents of Table gbr_task -- dumping out the contents of Table gbr_task_large -- dumping out the contents of Table gbr_mods -- dumping out the contents of Table gbr_prversion -- dumping out the contents of Table gbr_category -- reading indices information getIndices(): SELECT failed Gerald --- #include <std_disclaimer> Gerald Brandt [EMAIL PROTECTED] Manitoba HVDC Research Centre http://www.hvdc.ca