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