Hi Joe, I think this is pretty common - I see the same thing all the time when I refresh databases via exp/imp. I don't even remember for sure off the top of my head because it's been years since I looked into it, but I'm guessing it's just that there are dependencies that aren't yet in place during the import so that's why the compile fails during the import, but succeeds after completion of all the objects. Regards, Brandon 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