||is it safe to run catpatch.sql ? >>"upgraded yr DB and run catpatch.sql." ||we hanvent upgraded out DB I think you answered you own question. Safe maybe, maybe not...logical no. ||"for parameter NAME in function SET_TRANSFORM_PARAM" This seems suspicious...you looked more into this info? Chris Marquez Oracle DBA -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Chirag DBA Sent: Wed 10/5/2005 9:38 AM To: Oracle-L Freelists Subject: Export Problem I am getting this error while exporting. METALNK says that you haverecently upgraded yr DB and run catpatch.sql. we hanvent upgraded out DB, is it safe to run catpatch.sql ? About to export specified users ... . exporting pre-schema procedural objects and actions . exporting foreign function library names for user SYSADM . exporting PUBLIC type synonyms . exporting private type synonyms . exporting object type definitions for user SYSADM About to export SYSADM's objects ... . exporting database links . exporting sequence numbers . exporting cluster definitions EXP-00056: ORACLE error 31600 encountered ORA-31600: invalid input value EMIT_SCHEMA for parameter NAME in function SET_TRANSFORM_PARAM ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_SYS_ERROR", line 105 ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_METADATA_INT", line 3926 ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_METADATA_INT", line 4050 ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_METADATA", line 836 ORA-06512: at line 1 EXP-00000: Export terminated unsuccessfully