Hi, Is it advisable to have ORACLE_DATABASE and ORACLE_CLIENT in same ORACLE_HOME.SOme time back I had asked this question but I didnt get any reply plz reply this time.I remember some problem related to this while applying Patches. Thanks Deep ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------