Very sneaky! I like it! -- Paul Baumgartel paul.baumgartel@xxxxxxxxxxxx On 7/8/05, Smith, Ron L. <rlsmith@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > The synonym/link points from a 9.2 database, which points to a synonym/link > in a 8.1.7 database, which points to a table in a 7.3.4 database. > > I found that if I create the tables in the 9.2 database, I can get the proc > to compile. Then I delete the tables which leaves the synonym/link. > The proc stays valid and runs as it should. > > Jumping through hoops, but what else can you do with legacy systems? > > Ron -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l