Hei .. I'm running Oracle 8.1.6. and using Sqlplus 3.2.2. I got a artical from internet is about setting the spool file to output as html here is the example SQL>set markup html on spool on SQL>spool c:\temp\x.html SQL>select * from emp where rownum <=2; SQL>spool off SQL>set markup html off spool off But when I issue a set markup html on spool on .. the error "markup" not recognise come out ???Why it happen like this ? Did I miss run any script or service ??? Raymond is clawing in the intranet......... -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Raymond Lee Meng Hong 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).