Try again. Using 9.2.0.4 running on AIX 5.2 I created and dropped a temporary table using just DROP TABLE table_name HTH -- Mark D Powell -- -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jonathan Gennick Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 3:43 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: dropping global temp tables Sorry if this is the dumb question for the day, but how does one go about dropping the definition for a global temp table? DROP TABLE doesn't do the job for me. Best regards, Jonathan Gennick --- Brighten the corner where you are http://Gennick.com * 906.387.1698 * mailto:jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------