Brian, > tasked to prepare and deliver 1/2 day of training for our developers > who will be working against a new Oracle installation. Most know SQL > and but come from a VB/SQL Server background. 1. Emphasize this is a "shared" environment, not a "desktop" environment, that they need to adopt a new mindset. 2. Don't explicitly lock ANYTHING. Leave locking to Oracle. Dennis Williams -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l