Granted the database security was crap to begin with but I did not know the escape to shell trick. http://www.notsosecure.com/blog/2014/07/08/abusing-oracles-create-database-link-privilege-for-fun-and-profit/ Dave -- Dave Morgan Senior Consultant, 1001111 Alberta Limited dave.morgan@xxxxxxxxxxx 403 399 2442 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l