Hi there How about this: New user, only got creation session and select on all objects required. Give this user a login trigger that does a: alter session set current_chema=3D'object owners schema' If this is ok, well give them sqlplus. George =20________________________________________________ George Leonard Oracle Database Administrator New Dawn Technologies @ Wesbank E-mail:gleonard@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =20 You Have The Obligation to Inform One Honestly of the risk, And As a Person You Are Committed to Educate Yourself to the Total Risk In Any Activity! Once Informed & Totally Aware of the Risk, Every Fool Has the Right to Kill or Injure Themselves as They See Fit! =20 -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kurth, Michael J. Sent: 04 November 2004 20:34 PM To: 'oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: Query tool We are looking for a gui-based tool to let our users/developers run query and possibly dml on databases, but not allow ddl changes or other intrusive commands. I already know about Oracle Discoverer. Mike Kurth Senior Oracle DBA Wheaton Franciscan Services, Inc.=20 400 West River Woods Parkway=20 Glendale, Wisconsin 53212=20 414/465-4046 Phone=20 mkurth@xxxxxxxxxxx=20 Privileged/Confidential information may be contained in this message. The information contained in this message is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above and their co-workers who are working on the same matter. The recipient of this information is prohibited from disclosing the information to any other party unless this disclosure has been authorized in advance. If you are not intended recipient of this message or any agent responsible for delivery of the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken in reliance on the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. You should immediately destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply E-Mail. Please advise immediately if you or your employer does not consent to Internet E-Mail for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of the firm shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l _________________________________________________________________________= __________________________ The views expressed in this email are, unless otherwise stated, those of = the author and not those of the FirstRand Banking Group an Authorised Financial Service Provider o= r its management. The information in this e-mail is confidential and is intended solely for= =20the addressee. Access to this e-mail by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribut= ion or any action taken or=20 omitted in reliance on this, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Whilst all reasonable steps are taken to ensure the accuracy and integrit= y of information and data=20 transmitted electronically and to preserve the confidentiality thereof, n= o liability or=20 responsibility whatsoever is accepted if information or data is, for what= ever reason, corrupted=20 or does not reach its intended destination. =20 ________________________________ -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l