Thanks Jared. From what I see, Dye covers this in Chapter 10, page 226. Evidentially this is a standard technique used for advanced replication, and is, I assume, a useful way to create your standard database links. Dennis Williams DBA Lifetouch, Inc. "We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive." -- C.S. Lewis -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jared.Still@xxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 2:33 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: GLOBAL_NAME change > GLOBAL_NAMES=TRUE. A neat trick which I understand is taught in the > replication class is to create two links: > 1. As SYSTEM, CREATE PUBLIC DATABASE LINK db.domain USING "db.domain"; > 2. As the schema owner, CREATE DATABASE LINK db.domain CONNECT TO user > IDENTIFIED BY > Has anyone else used this idea or ever seen it documented (or even given a > name)? > I believe this documented in Charles Dye's book on Oracle Replication. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00009B1UO Jared ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------