Thanks Wayne. i also do the same : go thro' the README and decide about the pre-reqs.The patches that has to be applied after a rapid install of 11.5.9 is nearly 40. This is not said in one single document. My collegues have made up the list of patches over time & experience. But we face lot of intermediate errors and so we are not sure how far it is correct. Any list which would give a guideline for patching order would be greatly helpful. Regards, Prem. On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 Wayne Bastow wrote : >Prem, > >I usually look at the README in each patch to see if there are any >pre-reqs for the patch. Are the 40 patches referred from another >document - if so then that will generally give you the order. Note: We >are at 11.5.7. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------