I am struggling to make a connection through MapInfo 5.5 to Oracle 8.1.5 spatial. I have created a table in Oracle 8.1.5 called geom_test, it contains two fields Name and Geometry. The table has two spatial geometries inserted: poly with hole and line We have created the mapcatalog with no errors, however, when we try and connect to the table MapInfo displays an item called object in the fields for the table, which I have not seen before and appears to be somthing MapInfo has derived - is this correct ? We also get an ORA - Error 00904, which is an invalid field name. Has anyone any experience of this problem and what would be the best course of action. Is our problem anything to do with the object or is this normal for MapInfo 5.5 ? I appreciate your help, Best regards, Rob Southern Lead Technical Consultant INFORMED SOLUTIONS LTD THE OLD BANK OLD MARKET PLACE ALTRINCHAM CHESHIRE WA14 4PA TEL: +44 (0) 161 942 2000 FAX: +44 (0) 161 942 2015 http://www.informed.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]