Hi all - I'm creating a large db table with several columns. To speed it up, I'm using monetdb's "COPY BINARY" command. I have a question on creating the binary files. What I've done is use java's DataOutputStream to create the binary file - using code that looks as below (sometimes an int, sometimes a real or byte): writerChr = new DataOutputStream(new BufferedOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(chrFile))); writerChr.writeInt(intChrom); When I read this file using a test program and java's DataInputStream, it correctly shows me the integer values I've written. In the "writerChr" case, all values in this particular column are "10". However, when I load this into monetdb the value is way off - it shows a large number. The command I am using to copy this file and one other into a table with 2 "int" columns is: COPY binary into justchrpos from ('/home/lcj34/chrFileC10.bin','/home/lcj34/posFileC10.bin'); It copies in fine, but when I cheek the values I see this: (not 10!) sql>\d justchrpos CREATE TABLE "testbig"."justchrpos" ( "chr" INTEGER, "pos" INTEGER ); sql>select * from justchrpos limit 10; +-----------+-----------+ | chr | pos | +===========+===========+ | 167772160 | 16777216 | | 167772160 | 33554432 | | 167772160 | 50331648 | | 167772160 | 67108864 | | 167772160 | 83886080 | | 167772160 | 100663296 | | 167772160 | 117440512 | | 167772160 | 134217728 | | 167772160 | 150994944 | | 167772160 | 167772160 | +-----------+-----------+ 10 tuples (3.601ms) sql> QUESTION: Is using java's DataOutputStream a valid way to create the binary files for monetdb? If not, what should I be using? As I mentioned above, when I read back the created file using java's DataInputStream, I see the values "10" as I expect. Thanks - Lynn