I'm using 8i under linux right now.... Here is my Setup file : *shared* # Setup file for Oracle 8.0.4 (Tested for Solarus on Intel and Sparc). # # Unfortunately, the libraries needed to link Oracle change from revision # to revision. # # Oracle provides a make file for building "demo" programs in # $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/demo/demo_rdbms.mk. I have been unable to # use this make file to build Python extensions. Adapting it is # not adequate, because it may change for new Oracle revs. # My approach is to use demo_rdbms.mk to build one of the # demo programs, look at the libraries linked, and start from there. :-( # ORACLE_INCLUDES=$(ORACLE_HOME)/rdbms/demo -I$(ORACLE_HOME)/rdbms/public -I$(ORACLE_HOME)/network/public -I$(ORACLE_HOME)/plsql/public ORACLE_L=-lnjni8 ORACLE_LIBS=$(ORACLE_HOME)/lib $(ORACLE_L) oci_ oci_.c -I$(ORACLE_INCLUDES) -L$(ORACLE_LIBS) -DDCORACLE8 Buffer Buffer.c # End of setup file. The original setup file I used had a ton of libraries and it made an so file that is 5.4 megs. Now I've found you can link against the njni8 lib (no idea what that is) but it makes a 230k so and it all seems to work. Cayce __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com