1980's??? Yes, but it works, ain't broke, reliable, KISS, and is easy to implement. I use cron from my Linux box to connect to the production Oracle database (OpenVMS) and do a RMAN backup with the catalog on a second Oracle database (OpenVMS) server. Beats the heck out of trying to get the backup scritp to rewrite its' self after each use. If either server has problems there are entries in the log. Ron
>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/22/03 10:09AM >>> Cron? How 1980's.... :-)) RF Robert G. Freeman Technical Management Consultant TUSC - The Oracle Experts www.tusc.com 904.708.5076 Cell (it's everywhere that I am!) Author of several books you can find on Amazon.com! -----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 7:19 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L I simplified it by using cron instead ... <g> Raj ______________________________________________________ Rajendra Jamadagni MIS, ESPN Inc. Rajendra dot Jamadagni at ESPN dot com Any opinion expressed here is personal and doesn't reflect that of ESPN Inc. QOTD: Any clod can have facts, but having an opinion is an art! -----Original Message----- <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 7:24 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Feeling particularly anal the other day, I used the following specification to run statspack at the top of the hour, 15, 30 and 45 minutes after the hour. variable jobno number; variable instno number; begin select instance_number into :instno from v$instance; dbms_job.submit( :jobno , 'statspack.snap;' -- every 15 minutes at 00,15,30 and 45 , trunc(sysdate,'hh24') + ( ( 15 + ( 15 * floor(to_number(to_char(sysdate,'mi')) / 15))) / ( 24 * 60 )) , 'trunc(sysdate,''hh24'') + ( ( 15 + ( 15 * floor(to_number(to_char(sysdate,''mi'')) / 15))) / ( 24 * 60 ))' ); commit; end; / Seems to me that the time specs could be simplified a bit. Anyone care to give it a go? :) Jared -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Ron Rogers INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
