Select across dblink from a dataguard database

We have a 10g dataguard database that is in read-only mode during the day. We want to use it for reporting purposes. The dataguard database has a database link going out to another 'regular" database. Whenever a query from a report utilizes the dblink, it results in an ORA-16000 error (database open for read-only access).

As per asktom (
http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/asktom/f?p=100:11:0::::P11_QUESTION_ID:8908 307196113 ), "distributed stuff starts a transaction just in case", so even though the dataguard db is in read-only mode, we still need to execute a "set transaction read only" command prior to using the dblink - see below:

	SQL> select count(*) from attributes_at_some_database;
	select count(*) from attributes
	                     *
	ERROR at line 1:
	ORA-16000: database open for read-only access


	SQL> set transaction read only;

	Transaction set.

	SQL> select count(*) from attributes_at_some_database;

	  COUNT(*)
	----------
	   1056897

What we would like to do is automate the 'set transaction read only' command so that a report never runs into this problem. The only idea I have right now is to have a logon trigger that executes the 'set transaction read only' command. Not sure if that will work or not.

Anyone have any ideas on how to deal with this?

Thanks,
Ben

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