Oracle and AllBase both provide C Language pre-compilers with their released software on MPE. We've brought UNIX originating C code with embedded Oracle SQL to MPE and pre-compiled without problems. More frequently we use the Oracle pre-compiler (Pro*C 1.6 or 2.0) on HP-UX, the HP-UX C compiler and transfer the objects to MPE for linking and execution. Note that there are differences between Oracle's embedded SQL and AllBase's embedded SQL. Some porting, relatively trivial, is needed to move one to the other. Regards, Neil Kelly HP CSY Channel Partner Consulting