Mistyping a tnsentry in 10g gives ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified Hugely improved error message I think. I hope there was at least a 3 hour internal meeting at oracle corp to determine the new wording :( Niall Litchfield Oracle DBA Audit Commission +44 117 975 7805 ********************************************************************** This email contains information intended for the addressee only. It may be confidential and may be the subject of legal and/or professional privilege. Any dissemination, distribution, copyright or use of this communication without prior permission of the sender is strictly prohibited. **********************************************************************