I would take the cross training then dont be suprised if they get problems. Some apps just use the database as a repository I guess they will be alright. But anything that exploits the power of Oracle will need a rewrite or a rethink. 2008/4/29 John Thompson <jhthomp@xxxxxxxxx>: > Company I work for just announced that we're going to convert all but 2 of > our 89 Oracle databases to either SQL Server, MYSQL, or PostgreSQL. This > is due to the high licensing cost. I'm bummed. -- Howard A. Latham