Before confusion spreads too far. > 1. Sybase is case sensitive (eg) tables EMP ^=3D Emp ^=3D emp; Applies = to > Column names too. This is configurable at the server level. If you want data and system = catalog case insensitivity, it's available. (And while I'm on it, = Oracle 10g's NLS_COMP feature is a god-send!) > 4. Oracle Single Quote =3D Sybase Double Quote Nope, SQL 89/92/99 quote standards are followed, including single quote = being its own escape character. Ciao Fuzzy :-) ---------------------------------- "Everything you think, do, and say was in the pill you took today." -- Zager and Evans -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l