Michael Richards ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) reports a bug with a severity of 3 The lower the number the more severe it is. Short Description lo_import does not check type before performing an import Long Description lo_import within pgsql does not verify that it is reading from a file. You can import directories if you like and the imported data is a mess of ASCII. I didn't try it but I'm sure you could get into lots of trouble if you tried something like lo_import('/dev/urandom') or some other device that you can read infinite amounts of data from. This affects postgres 7.03 and possibly others. Sample Code urdr=# insert into test values (lo_import('/home/miker/test')); INSERT 6816303 1 urdr=# select * from test; t --------- 6816289 (1 row) > file /home/miker/test /home/miker/test: directory No file was uploaded with this report ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://www.postgresql.org/search.mpl