> > Just a small point, but unless the DBUPDATE log record format has changed > > since I last used it, I believe that both the old and the new data are > > contained in the data buffer. > > This is still true. However, if I remember correctly, only the data > from the first item changed to the last item changed (and everything > in between) is logged. Although, it seems in the back of my memory > that there was some talk about only logging changed items. Actually, only changed items are logged, somewhat to my surprise. The applications for which I'm using logging use the @-list since position and size issues are handled by an interface layer, but the only items included in the DBUPDATE log record are the ones that have actually changed. I was pretty impressed that they went to that much trouble. The log record does include both the old and new values for each changed item. -- Bruce -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bruce Toback Tel: (602) 996-8601| My candle burns at both ends; OPT, Inc. (800) 858-4507| It will not last the night; 11801 N. Tatum Blvd. Ste. 142 | But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends - Phoenix AZ 85028 | It gives a lovely light. [log in to unmask] | -- Edna St. Vincent Millay