And yea thought a bit more :) - you can use gv$ instead: SQL> drop table q; Table dropped. Elapsed: 00:00:00.00 SQL> create table q as select * from gv$version; Table created. Elapsed: 00:00:00.00 SQL> insert into q@dlink select * from gv$version; 5 rows created. Elapsed: 00:00:00.01 SQL> Gints Plivna http://www.gplivna.eu -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l