Hi Andrew, Thanks :-) I was trying to create a Tree navigator that could be hidden or moved out of the way if required... :-D I'm still new to C# and doing a project for my degree. I was trying to get a Navigator which is Dockable and Floatable. I was trying to use a SplitContainer so that the Navigator could be hidden when not required. I found a third party library (from a code project article) called Magic Library, which provides a great docking manager... It seems to provide the functionality that I require. I'm trying to use that for the Tree Navigator. thanks again for ur help :-) Mahesh

Glad that worked. I should have pointed you to my only article, cause I ran into the permissions thing with it as well. And it took a bit of time to figure out how to deal with the permissions. Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] When no one was looking, every single American woman between the ages of 18 and 32 went out and got a tatoo just above their rumpus. [link[^]]

Are you running the DB, webservice and client app on the same pc? Have you tried using OracleClient instead om ODBC? BR Fredrik