Connie Selitto wrote: "Largest IMAGE DB has 2 sets with 1.75 million and 1.25 million records each - what kind of access time could I expect, in SQL or Oracle, on a search for imbedded values?" This is a time and money question. The answer is anywhere from sub-second to dismal depending on which database engine you use and which features of those databases you choose. With Oracle, DB2 or SQL Server if you are willing to index the database properly and avail yourself of some advanced features that come with them and, in some cases, if you throw enough hardware at the problem it can be very fast. On the other hand, even with those products if you do default installations and conversions it could possibly be very slow. Charles Finley (619) 795-0720 * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *