On 05/26/2005 10:09:34 AM, Dan Fink wrote: > Dave,=20 > =20 > DBMS_METADATA is rather buggy in 9i. You might have to write your own pro= cedure to extract db_links. Most object names in the database are 30 charac= ters, so the procedure was probably written with this in mind. At least tha= t is the simplest explanation.=20 Whooa! I am shocked! You apparently changed your internet provider! From df= ink@xxxxxxx to dan.fink@xxxxxxxxxx! Welcome back! How's life? Are you still in Denver, = CO? --=20 Mladen Gogala Oracle DBA -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l