Just traced it and found the following to be the problem on 8.0.6: PARSE ERROR #1:len=84 dep=1 uid=0 oct=42 lid=0 tim=1961693235 err=2248 ALTER SESSION SET TIME_ZONE='-7:00' NLS_LANGUAGE='AMERICAN' NLS_TERRITORY='AMERICA' If anyone has an idea for how to work around this, please let me know. Thanks -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Allen, Brandon Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 10:11 AM To: MATT.ADAMS@xxxxxx Cc: Oracle Discussion List Subject: RE: Project Raptor early adapter version released I've been able to connect to 8.1.7 okay, but no luck with 8.0.6 - getting the following error: "Status: Failure - ORA-00604: error occurred at recursive SQL level 1 ORA-02248: invalid option for ALTER SESSION" Haven't traced it yet to see exactly what's going on . . Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message or attachments hereto. Please advise immediately if you or your employer do not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of this company shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l