None taken, sometimes it is the obvious. In this case I have cleared out the entire directory prior to my tests. In addition, I have successfully executed the same process with a SQL*Plus session. I will be researching the oradebug and set_ev methods to see if I receive similar results. Thanks for all the input. "Daniel Fink" <Daniel.Fink@xxxxxxx> Sent by: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 08/17/2004 01:28 PM Please respond to oracle-l To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx cc: Subject: Re: 10046 - Unable to trace JDBC thin client? Tracy, I don't mean to insult you (or anyone else on the list), but are you *positive* you are looking in the right directory with the right file name? I've seen databases where the *_dump_dest locations are not where I would expect them to be ($ORACLE_BASE/admin/$ORACLE_SID). This is especially confusing when the expected directory structure is there, has some old files, but the instance is pointing to a new location. Daniel Fink ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- American Express made the following annotations on 08/17/2004 12:13:50 PM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ****************************************************************************** "This message and any attachments are solely for the intended recipient and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, use, or distribution of the information included in this message and any attachments is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail and immediately and permanently delete this message and any attachments. Thank you." ****************************************************************************** ============================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------