Or, if you're x$ table challenged like me, look in v$parameter: SQL> select name, value from v$parameter where name like '%trig%enabled%'; NAME VALUE ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------- _system_trig_enabled FALSE (While this works in 9i, it appears that it doesn't work in 10g. Looks like I'll have to become x$ table UN-challenged in the near future.) Joe Cooper Senior Oracle DBA Department of Veteran Affairs Austin, TX bill thater <shrekdba@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: On 11/14/05, Bobak, Mark wrote: > Hi Bill, > > SQL> select ksppinm from x$ksppi where ksppinm like '%trig%enabled%'; > > KSPPINM > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > _system_trig_enabled duh. thanks. -- -- Bill "Shrek" Thater ORACLE DBA shrekdba@xxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkes." -- The Goddess -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.