Is there anyway to use the SQL Connect command in PL/SQL? I have a cursor that has all of the necessary components of the Connect command (id, pw, sid, host, and port) and I want to loop through it and use the Connect command to sign onto a bunch of databases. I know I can create data links to handle it but I would prefer to avoid that if I can. Any ides? Thanks, Tom -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l