I don't use lo_import and lo_export myself, but is there any way to log their usage? It certainly sounds as though step 1 for this user is to keep track of how much data is handed to PG for each file, and how much data is returned to PG for each file (and how much data is in the file at the time of the request). -- Scott Ribe scott_ribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.killerbytes.com/ (303) 722-0567 voice