Thomas, I've had success with the following, but not 100%; it seems that sometimes the PC used can play a role in whether or not you get a dedicated or shared session; I have not yet had time to chase this down, as it would involve a level 16 trace.
IPMQA_SHARED.NORWOOD.US.CATALINK.COM = (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS_LIST = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = phoenix)(PORT = 1530)) ) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVICE_NAME=IPMQA) (SRVR=SHARED) <- here's what works most of the time ) ) Thank you, Paul Sherman DBA voice - 781-501-4143 (office) fax - 781-278-8341 (office) email - [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 11:23 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L All, We are writing a Web Application using VB/ADO/COM+. Some of the data that we display on the web pages come from another Oracle database, and we are getting this data using database links. So far, everything is going fine. When we are in the middle of performing an update, and at the end of the update we wish to query across the database link again (to display a new screen), we are getting ORA-24777 which is telling me that the application is using dedicated connections, and that I need to use Oracle Multi-Threaded server connections to query across the link. If we do not query across the db link, everything is fine. I set MTS up on my machine (NT, 817). The dispatcher and server processes are up and running, but I cannot for the life of me connect via a shared server (V$SESSION.SERVER column=DEDICATED). I am also running through Oracle Name server, if this matters. Anybody got an idea of what I'm missing? Thanks in advanced Tom Mercadante Oracle Certified Professional -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Mercadante, Thomas F 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Sherman, Paul R. 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).