Alex, We still get warnings for any ORA messages in the alert log. That is all I need. Tom Mercadante Oracle Certified Professional -----Original Message----- From: Alex [mailto:stant_98@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 2:22 PM To: thomas.mercadante@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; 'Ethan.Post@xxxxxx'; ED.STEVENS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Alert log error checking script for Windows? Here is a fragment from OEM help describing theevent that monitors the alert log: This event test signifies that the database being monitored has generated errors to the ALERT log file since the last sample time. The ALERT log file is a special trace file containing a chronological log of messages and errors. An alert event is triggered when Oracle Exception (ORA-006xx), deadlock detected (ORA-00060), or data block corrupted (ORA-01578) messages are written to the ALERT log file. A warning is displayed when other ORA messages are written to the ALERT log file. Id this event only monitors ORA- errors mentioned above, that would not be enough, would it? Thanks "Mercadante, Thomas F" <thomas.mercadante@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: It *is* getting better. It does not work at all on my 817/NT database because the Oracle Agent just plain will not talk to the OEM console. But it works fine with our 9.x databases on AIX & Sun boxes. Tom Mercadante Oracle Certified Professional -----Original Message----- From: Post, Ethan [mailto:Ethan.Post@xxxxxx] Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 10:40 AM To: ED.STEVENS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Alert log error checking script for Windows? Because you can make a much better wheel than OEM. -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Stevens, Ed Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 9:15 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Alert log error checking script for Windows? Why re-invent the wheel? OEM will already do this for you ... Ed Stevens -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l