Folks, I've done the RTFM, searched Metalink and the Oracle-L archives and haven't found a definitive answer on the subject. So, I'm going to ask a simple question: Has anyone gotten an Oracle 8.0.6 client to successfully and consistently work with an Oracle 10.2 database? Have a client who wants to make this work. ........................................................................ ............................................................. Kanbay <http://www.kanbay.com/> Dick Goulet, Senior Oracle DBA 45 Bartlett ST | Marlborough, MA 01752 USA Tel: 508.573.1978 | Fax: 508.229.2019 | Cell: 508.742.5795 rgoulet@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:rgoulet@xxxxxxxxxx> ........................................................................ .............................................................