Yup, these are expected values for dty, at least in 10gR1: http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B14117_01/appdev.101/b10779/oci03typ.htm#422443 (Or http://tinyurl.com/ywefss for the wrapped-line impaired) Rich > Okay, I tested it out and here is what I found: > > 1) Yes, dty=96 for CHAR & NCHAR, dty=1 for VARCHAR2 & NVARHCAR2 (in my > 10.2.0.2 trace file it's reported as oacdty) > 2) In 10.2.0.2, the same problem exists - NCHAR and NVARCHAR2 bind > variable values are not shown in the 10046 trace file > 3) The bind variable values ARE captured in v$sql_bind_capture > > The details of my testing are shown below. > > Regards, > Brandon -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l