Yes, 1 = trace file and 2 = alert log Reread the thread HTH -- Mark D Powell -- -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Prem Khanna J Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 4:46 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re[1]: anyway to intentionally write to the alert log? Hi Jonathan and All , i tried this on 9.2.0.1/WinXP instance. --------------------------------------------- sys@orcl>exec dbms_system.ksdwrt(1,'hello ... world'); PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. sys@orcl>exec dbms_system.ksdfls; PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. --------------------------------------------- .. and did not find these entries in my alert log. am i missing something ? can u let me know plz ! Regards, Prem. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l