java errors kill me. they are so hard to read. problem appears to be with your java.library.path not classpath. there is a bunch of stuff on google. I tried reading it. its not 100% clear. may take some research. someone suggested printing that parameter, but I don't know how. that is a jvm parameter and not an environment parameter. -------------- Original message -------------- > > Getting the following error trying to perform a simple JDBC thin connection > to a DB. Checked the CLASSPATH is pointing at classes12.zip (also tried > ojdbc14.jar), the Oracle bin is in the path. OS is redhat db is 10.1.0.3. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l