Depends on the type of driver you are using. Some drivers (the so-called 'type 1' drivers if memory serves me right) are nothing more than ODBC bridges. Full-java (Type 4) drivers don't. HTH S Faroult Hollis, Les wrote: >Does a JDBC connection use ODBC in any way? >-- >//www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l