its *usually* cd <patch nuymber> opatch apply then it will install the patch (just ensure you have the correct perl version and opatch is in your path) give that a go - but to answer your question opatch.pl is delivered with opatch On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 05:45:30 +0800, Oracle <all_about_oracle@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi all, : > # > # > cd 4013325 > # > # Ensure that the directory containing the OPatch script appears in > # your Path; then enter the following command: > # > # > perl opatch.pl apply -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l