An "old" bug.... Bug 3798351 Importing a pre-existing table may DROP the table on an error This note gives a brief overview of bug 3798351. The content was last updated on: 09-MAR-2005 Click here for details of each of the sections below. Affects: Product (Component) Oracle Server (Rdbms) Range of versions believed to be affected Versions < 10.1.0.2 Versions confirmed as being affected 9.2.0.5 9.2.0.6 Platforms affected Generic (all / most platforms affected) Fixed: This issue is fixed in 9.2.0.7 (Server Patch Set) Symptoms: Related To: Corruption (Logical) Export/Import Description If a table is created with the MONITORING clause and exported and upon import (with ignore=y) an error occurs (egL: buffer too small) then the pre-existing table may actually get DROPPED by import. Workaround: Always use large buffer size for imports. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l