Hi,
What is that 16th column? What is its type?
It it is nchar, nvarchar type, then you may check - >
http://www.dba-oracle.com/t_ora_00904_select_nvarchar_sql_server.htmIf it is not related with this, then update me accordinly. Send me all the info you can. (oracle version, sqlserver version, table-column specifications(all columns of the table and their types), the method you followed when building the Oracle-SQLSERVER Db link....)