As I recall, the act of executing a query will cause the value of the global scn to change. SCN is used for 2 purposes, for querying and committing. Someone on the list has a discussion of scns on their website, but I am drawing a blank as to which guru it is.
-----Original Message----- Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 8:35 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Hemlet, SELECT * from V$LOG; will give the status of the logfiles and numbers; Ron >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/30/03 08:25AM >>> Hi! How do I find out the current scn number that the database is at? In 9i I could use dbms_flashback package... This is 8.1.7 on Solaris 8. Thanks, Helmut -- 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Fink, Dan 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).
