Hello Brian, May u post your script? BTW last line is your problem. Sqlloader have to lock a table and is not able to do it maybe due to anothe transaction. Check for any locks on the object related. Stefano -- http://www.stefanocislaghi.eu Sent by BlackBerry® Bold 9700 -----Original Message----- From: "Zelli, Brian" <Brian.Zelli@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 15:44:54 To: oracle-l-freelists<oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: script for sqlldr I am trying to test a script for sqlloader and get this error: SQL*Loader-951: Error calling once/load initialization ORA-00604: error occurred at recursive SQL level 1 ORA-00054: resource busy and acquire with NOWAIT specified Oracle 10g on HPUX. Googling didn't offer much help. Brian This email message may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or the employee or agent responsible for the delivery of this message to the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of this email message is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete this email message from your computer. Thank you.