Muchas Gracias Segnor Reyes, I actually look at my tnsnames.ora and where you have 'SOAB.WORLD =' I had 'EXTPROC_CONNECTION_DATA =' and I changed to 'orcle10g =' and now it is showing me the database so that I can pick the tables and fields to choose from. I manage to create my first report, I am dangerous now!!! TNX :-) Néstor Alberto Flórez Torres >>> jreyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 6/3/2004 9:13:20 AM >>> I think you must read a lot. In the server You must create a database first, configure the listener and tnsnames.ora and start up. In the client you must modify the tnsnames.ora to create a conection to the server. Then you must do a tnsping databasename, and you must get an answer. For example in tnsnames.ora SOAB.WORLD = (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 192.168.1.5)(PORT = 1521)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SID = SOAB)) ) C:\Documents and Settings\JReyes>tnsping soab.world TNS Ping Utility for 32-bit Windows: Version 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on 03-JUN-20 04 12:11:52 Copyright (c) 1997 Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. Archivos de parßmetros utilizados: c:\oracle\ora92\network\admin\sqlnet.ora Adaptador TNSNAMES utilizado para resolver el alias Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = 192 168. 1.5)(PORT = 1521)) (CONNECT_DATA = (SID = SOAB))) Realizado correctamente (7120 mseg) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------