I just got the following question from a Microsoft consultant who's helping another department resolve some problems: Is Oracle XA Transaction Support enabled on the Oracle DB?' I have no idea how to check this. If asked, I would have guessed that it was automatically enabled, but this isn't an area I know much about. I've been looking through the documentation without finding anything to tell me where to look (did the obvious things like check for any parameters with %xa% in them). Can anyone tell me how to check this? Or at least direct me to where in the docs I should be looking? Thanks! Oracle v. 8.0.4.3 (but finally got permission to upgrade later this year :). Jay Miller -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Miller, Jay INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).