I think v$db_pipes may be the thing you're after. Regards Jonathan Lewis http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/faq/ind_faq.html The Co-operative Oracle Users' FAQ http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/seminar.html Public Appearances - schedule updated Dec 23rd 2004 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Freeman, Donald" <dofreeman@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Oracle-L (E-mail)" <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 5:46 PM Subject: Verify Piipe Exists I am trying to install a vendor application with an Oracle repository = and not making much progress. The install has failed and the cleanup = requires that the pipe be purged and removed or the database be bounced. = I've been through this four times since Friday afternoon. I can't find = any way to view whether or not a pipe exists. I know its not a = conventional database object and that its some sort of memory structure. = Is there a way to do this? Where do I look? -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l