Hi, i tried a simple test: create temp table _t as select repeat('x',382637520) as test; update _t set test=test||test; pg 8.3 32bit fails with [Error Code: 0, SQL State: 53200] ERROR: out of memory Detail: Failed on request of size 765275088. pg 8.4.4 64bit works fine so upgrade to 64bit regards Thomas -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general