RE: Oracle Licensing
ha, thank-god they save 1 billion dollars on using there own software. p- === Patrick Housholder Sr. Staff Anl Tech Spt Design United Airlines Flight Training Center Denver CO *>-Original Message- *>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Eric D. *>Pierce *>Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 11:07 AM *>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L *>Subject: RE: Oracle Licensing *> *> *> *>Oracle profit warning spells doom: *> *>http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/2001/8/ns-21312.html *> *>---excerpt--- *> Lowered spending for software has hit Oracle *> where it hurts *> *> Oracle, the world's second largest software *> company, on Thursday joined the list of *> technology bellwethers warning that a slowing *> economy would cause profits to come in lower *> than expected. *> *> Oracle had been one of the few industry titans to *> appear unscathed by corporate America's *> reluctance to commit to big-ticket technology *> purchases. *> *> With Thursday's announcement after the close of *> trading, Oracle joined the growing list of high-tech *> companies, including Cisco Systems, Microsoft *> and Sun Microsystems -- that have issued profit *> warnings or indicated that deteriorating economic *> conditions likely will make for a difficult business *> climate during the first half of the calendar year. *> *> "We're seeing a very substantial slowdown in the *> US economy that is making people cautions in all *> of their spending, including spending for *> software," Oracle chairman and chief executive *> Larry Ellison said. *> *> Oracle said its formerly bullish forecasts began to *> crumble when senior executives in the United *> States were reluctant to give final approvals as *> Oracle pushed to close sales for its fiscal third *> quarter, which ended on Wednesday. *> *> "We didn't see a slowdown and that was *> consistent up until about last Friday," Oracle chief *> financial officer Jeff Henley said. *> *> "After that, every day it got worse. Literally the *> last day of the quarter we had a number of *> transactions that didn't happen," he said. *> *> Oracle shares, which had rallied $2-3/8 to close *> at $21-3/8, fell to a new year-low of $16.94 in *> after-hours trading on the Island system. The stock *> is well off its year-high of $46-7/16. *> *> Based on the slowing sales, Oracle now expects *> to report earnings per share at 10 cents, up 25 *> percent from 8 cents a year ago, excluding *> investment gains. The company had been expected *> to earn 12 cents a share, according to First *> Call/Thomson Financial. *> *> Ellison said Oracle's operating income would be *> about $900m, compared with Wall Street's *> forecast of $1bn. *> *> Oracle executives also said the company did not *> yet see evidence that sales were slowing in Japan, *> Asia and Europe. *> *> "Through the third quarter, at least, there didn't *> appear to be any leakage abroad, but that doesn't *> mean it couldn't happen," Henley said. *> *> "It's just going to bring down the whole software *> sector. Obviously, no one's immune. I think the *> whole group is vulnerable. This is the spill over *> of technology," Credit Suisse First Boston analyst *> Brent Thill said. "Software was the last standing *> soldier." *> *> The software vendor said total revenue grew *> around 9 percent for the quarter and software *> license sales revenue rose by 6 percent. Of the *> company's two software product lines, Oracle *> said its applications business of enterprise and *> front office software grew 50 percent while its *> database business was flat to slightly negative. *> Oracle is slated to give detailed fourth-quarter *> financial guidance when it reports third-quarter *> earnings on 15 March. *> *> In the months leading up to the warning, Oracle *> said applications revenue would increase by 75 *> percent or more in the third quarter. *> *> Analysts had been lowering forecasts for Oracle's *> database revenue -- which accounted for more *> than one-third of the company's second-quarter *> revenues -- citing a slowing economy and dot-com *> failures. Nevertheless, many thought it would *> grow by at least 10 percent. *> *> "I was expecting things to not be great. But I was *> not expecting it to be this bad. I still thought the *> database business would exhibit some growth," *> Epoch Partners senior analyst Mark Verbeck, said. *> *> While the warning marks the second time in a *> deca
RE: Oracle Licensing
*>thank-god they save 1 billion dollars on using there own software. ooppss...their === Patrick Housholder Sr. Staff Anl Tech Spt Design United Airlines Flight Training Center Denver CO *>-Original Message- *>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Patrick *>Housholder *>Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 4:32 PM *>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L *>Subject: RE: Oracle Licensing *> *> *>ha, *> *>thank-god they save 1 billion dollars on using there own software.*> *>p- *> *>=== *>Patrick Housholder *>Sr. Staff Anl Tech Spt Design *>United Airlines Flight Training Center *>Denver CO *> *> *>*>-Original Message- *>*>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Eric D. *>*>Pierce *>*>Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 11:07 AM *>*>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L *>*>Subject: RE: Oracle Licensing *>*> *>*> *>*> *>*>Oracle profit warning spells doom: *>*> *>*>http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/2001/8/ns-21312.html *>*> *>*>---excerpt--- *>*> Lowered spending for software has hit Oracle *>*> where it hurts *>*> *>*> Oracle, the world's second largest software *>*> company, on Thursday joined the list of *>*> technology bellwethers warning that a slowing *>*> economy would cause profits to come in lower *>*> than expected. *>*> *>*> Oracle had been one of the few industry titans to *>*> appear unscathed by corporate America's *>*> reluctance to commit to big-ticket technology *>*> purchases. *>*> *>*> With Thursday's announcement after the close of *>*> trading, Oracle joined the growing list of high-tech *>*> companies, including Cisco Systems, Microsoft *>*> and Sun Microsystems -- that have issued profit *>*> warnings or indicated that deteriorating economic *>*> conditions likely will make for a difficult business *>*> climate during the first half of the calendar year. *>*> *>*> "We're seeing a very substantial slowdown in the *>*> US economy that is making people cautions in all *>*> of their spending, including spending for *>*> software," Oracle chairman and chief executive *>*> Larry Ellison said. *>*> *>*> Oracle said its formerly bullish forecasts began to *>*> crumble when senior executives in the United *>*> States were reluctant to give final approvals as *>*> Oracle pushed to close sales for its fiscal third *>*> quarter, which ended on Wednesday. *>*> *>*> "We didn't see a slowdown and that was *>*> consistent up until about last Friday," Oracle chief *>*> financial officer Jeff Henley said. *>*> *>*> "After that, every day it got worse. Literally the *>*> last day of the quarter we had a number of *>*> transactions that didn't happen," he said. *>*> *>*> Oracle shares, which had rallied $2-3/8 to close *>*> at $21-3/8, fell to a new year-low of $16.94 in *>*> after-hours trading on the Island system. The stock *>*> is well off its year-high of $46-7/16. *>*> *>*> Based on the slowing sales, Oracle now expects *>*> to report earnings per share at 10 cents, up 25 *>*> percent from 8 cents a year ago, excluding *>*> investment gains. The company had been expected *>*> to earn 12 cents a share, according to First *>*> Call/Thomson Financial. *>*> *>*> Ellison said Oracle's operating income would be *>*> about $900m, compared with Wall Street's *>*> forecast of $1bn. *>*> *>*> Oracle executives also said the company did not *>*> yet see evidence that sales were slowing in Japan, *>*> Asia and Europe. *>*> *>*> "Through the third quarter, at least, there didn't *>*> appear to be any leakage abroad, but that doesn't *>*> mean it couldn't happen," Henley said. *>*> *>*> "It's just going to bring down the whole software *>*> sector. Obviously, no one's immune. I think the *>*> whole group is vulnerable. This is the spill over *>*> of technology," Credit Suisse First Boston analyst *>*> Brent Thill said. "Software was the last standing *>*> soldier." *>*> *>*> The software vendor said total revenue grew *>*> around 9 percent for the quarter and software *>*> license sales revenue rose by 6 percent. Of the *>*> company's two software product lines, Oracle *>*> said its applications busi
RE: (Fwd) Oracle's Savings Don't Add Up
wow! great story! patrick === Patrick Housholder Sr. Staff Anl Tech Spt Design United Airlines Flight Training Center Denver CO *>-Original Message- *>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Eric D. *>Pierce *>Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 12:06 PM *>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L *>Subject: (Fwd) Oracle's Savings Don't Add Up *> *> *> *>--- Forwarded message follows --- *>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *>Date sent:Fri, 9 Mar 2001 02:04:02 -0500 (EST) *> *>TODAY'S NEWS *> *>* Oracle's Savings Don't Add Up *>* Web-Powered HR *>* TRANSFORMATION TODAY: Collective Wisdom *>* OPINION: Want E-Biz Influence? Be Ready For The Fallout *>* How Wall Street Reacted *>= *> *>... *> *>*** *>Oracle's Savings Don't Add Up *> *>Don't buy into Oracle's claims that it's saving billions of *>dollars by implementing its own e-business software. Much of the *>savings actually have come from cost-cutting measures that could *>have been achieved without the Internet, according to experts and *>an analysis of Oracle's financial *>statements. *> *>Oracle has achieved impressive savings--hundreds of millions of *>dollars, in fact--by re-engineering business processes around the *>Internet. But it looks like Oracle isn't going to slide in safely *>this year or next on the many more billions it has promised to *>save.--Mitch Wagner *> *>So where's the money? Read on: *>http://update.internetweek.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eCsd0BdpN70V30LbsD *> *>Do you believe Oracle's claim that it's saving billions of *>dollars through the use of its own software and the Internet? *>Answer our Reader Poll: *>http://update.internetweek.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eCsd0BdpN70V30LbtE *> ** *> *>... *> *> *>= *>This issue is sponsored by NetReality, *>Provider of the WiseWan application Priority Switch *>Are your mission-critical applications running slow? Are you tired of *>wasting precious dollars on unecessary bandwidth? SPEED SAP -- *>BOOST BAAN -- SUPERCHARGE CITRIX NetReality brings network *>delivery assurance and allows you to control business priorities--in *>real time. For a FREE QoS analysis, log on to: *>http://update.internetweek.com/cgi-bin4/flo?y=eCsd0BdpN70V30DURJ *> *>= *> *>... *> *>This message powered by FloNetwork *>http://www.flonetwork.com *>--- End of forwarded message --- *> *> *>-- *>Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com *>-- *>Author: Eric D. Pierce *> INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *> *>Fat City Network Services-- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 *>San Diego, California-- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists *> *>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.com -- Author: Patrick Housholder INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California-- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists 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).
RE: Utl_file question
did you forget the END;
Begin
..
..
end;
===
Patrick Housholder
Sr. Staff Anl Tech Spt Design
United Airlines Flight Training Center
Denver CO
*>-Original Message-
*>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Diana
*>Duncan
*>Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 12:36 PM
*>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
*>Subject: RE: Utl_file question
*>
*>
*>Well, maybe you just forgot to paste it in, but you need a
*>semicolon at the
*>end of line 10, and a forward slash in the first position of line 11. ;-)
*>
*>Or is that too simple? Otherwise, it looks good to me...
*>
*>Diana
*>
*>-Original Message-
*>Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 9:43 AM
*>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
*>
*>
*>
*>
*>Hallo all experts,
*>
*>I have written this procedure but get this error message. What is wrong?
*>
*>
*> 1 DECLARE
*> 2 emp_data UTL_FILE.FILE_TYPE;
*> 3 BEGIN
*> 4 emp_data := UTL_FILE.FOPEN ('c:\', 'pelle.xls', 'W');
*> 5 FOR BAKERS IN (
*> 6 select AVDNR, DATO
*> 7 FROM BAKERS) LOOP
*> 8 UTL_FILE.PUT_LINE (emp_data, TO_CHAR(BAKERS.DATO ) ||',"'||
*>BAKERS.AVDNR || '"');
*> 9 END LOOP;
*> 10* UTL_FILE.FCLOSE (emp_data)
*>
*>DECLARE
*>*
*>ERROR at line 1:
*>ORA-06550: line 11, column 0:
*>PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "end-of-file" when expecting one of the
*>following:
*>:= . ( % ;
*>
*>
*>Hope anyone can help me.
*>
*>Roland Sköldblom
*>
*>
*>
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RE: 8.1.7 Patches
Oracle8 8.1.7.0.2 Patch is on metalink... it's sql*net patch... * i could not find 8.1.7.0.1<<<< patrick ======= Patrick Housholder Sr. Staff Anl Tech Spt Design United Airlines Flight Training Center Denver CO *>-Original Message- *>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kevin *>Kostyszyn *>Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 3:37 PM *>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L *>Subject: RE: 8.1.7 Patches *> *> *>I don't believe there is a patch yet. I am waiting for it so they can fix *>that wonderful cursor_sharing bug that has been around since 8.1.6. *>Kev *> *>-Original Message- *>[EMAIL PROTECTED] *>Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 4:30 PM *>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L *> *> *>Metalink shows that there is no patch available for 8.1.7 on NT. Is that *>correct or am I needing a vacation? I hate to be cynical, but an Oracle *>product with no patch for 3 months? This I find hard to believe. *> *>Todd Carlson *>Oracle 8 & 8i Certified DBA *>Bunge Corporation *> *>-- *>Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com *>-- *>Author: *> INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *> *>Fat City Network Services-- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 *>San Diego, California-- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists *> *>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.com *>-- *>Author: Kevin Kostyszyn *> INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *> *>Fat City Network Services-- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 *>San Diego, California-- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists *> *>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.com -- Author: Patrick Housholder INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California-- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists 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).
RE: NT Server very slow
Anything in the event viewer? * what else is on the nt box? defrag..norton..? * or is it the actual "network", do you have a network sniffer..or SMS to check you network traffic.. check the traffic. * does a reboot file fix the problem? patrick ======= Patrick Housholder Sr. Staff Anl Tech Spt Design United Airlines Flight Training Center Denver CO *>-Original Message- *>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Smith, Ron *>L. *>Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 8:31 AM *>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L *>Subject: NT Server very slow *> *> *>I have an Oracle 8.1.6 instance on an NT Server. The application *>has only a *>few users. Very often throughout the day it seems response time drops to *>about 20 seconds. By the time I log on to look at the problem *>everything is *>back to normal. If I do a simple query the result is returned *>immediately. *>I have looked at SQL through Quest's SQLAB and there is nothing that stand *>out. The hit ratio averages between 88% and 92%. Is there a good way to *>diagnose this type of problem? *> *>Ron Smith *>Database Administration *>[EMAIL PROTECTED] *> *>-- *>Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com *>-- *>Author: Smith, Ron L. *> INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *> *>Fat City Network Services-- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 *>San Diego, California-- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists *> *>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.com -- Author: Patrick Housholder INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California-- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists 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).
RE: Perl DBA Tools
I just am starting into the perl land. * my project/tool: From oracle forms, call perl to remote login into a HOST(vms, sun, whatever) once i've login, run a script on the host with args. exit back to forms. - scan the host "when-timer-expire" to see the state of a host... - * os: window nt 4.0 sp6a * can this be done? or should i go w/pathwork? patrick * ======= Patrick Housholder Sr. Staff Anl Tech Spt Design United Airlines Flight Training Center Denver CO *>-Original Message- *>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Seley, *>Linda *>Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 2:50 PM *>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L *>Subject: RE: Perl DBA Tools *> *> *>Well, I'm 75% of the way through creating scripts to automatically clone a *>database. It's all in the korn shell and yes, I've been thinking 'there *>must be a better way'! (besides the fact that soon I'm gonna need to put *>this through end-to-end testing and would like help) *> *>Linda *> *>-Original Message- *>Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 1:02 PM *>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L *> *> *> *>Hello List, *> *>For those of you that use Perl or would like to use Perl for your *>regular DBA tasks, I have a request. *> *>Do you have any tasks you perform with a series of SQL scripts, *>shell scripts, etc, that you feel are somewhat of a kludge? *> *>Have you every asked yourself " There must be a better way to *>do this?" *> *>Or do you just have a wishlist of tools that would make day to day *>DBA life easier, but feel that it's too complex or unwieldy to tackle *>with PL/SQL and SQL*Plus? *> *>I'm looking for just those kinds of ideas for a project I'm working on. *> *>No ideas too silly or complicated. Granted, they may be too silly or *>complicated to actually implement, but you never know. No idea is *>a bad idea until it's thought through. *> *>Come to think of it, the same holds true for good ideas also. *> *>Anyway, let's hear it! *> *>Some examples of tools that I have used in Perl: *> *>* Create multiple users from a CSV file generated from MS Excel. Works *> great when someone asks for 100 users to be created. *> *>* Monitor databases for SNIPED sessions then KILL them. *> *>* Monitor the alert.log for Errors and mail to DBA's and or selectect *> other individuals. Errors can be filtered by type and selectively *>mailed. *> I've used this for duhvelopers that don't want to be bothered with *> error trapping and send hundreds of emails to the DBA's due to their *> error messages. Que's up messages for 5 minutes or 100 messages, *> whichever comes first ( avoids swamping the mail server in a crisis ) *> *>* How about a way to serve up passwords to users for use with command *> line utilities in a secure manner? Oh wait, I don't have that one yet. *> *>As you can see, I have a wishlist too. Lemme hear what you would like! *> *>TIA *> *>Jared *> *>-- *>Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com *>-- *>Author: Jared Still *> INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *> *>Fat City Network Services-- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 *>San Diego, California-- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists *> *>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.com *>-- *>Author: Seley, Linda *> INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *> *>Fat City Network Services-- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 *>San Diego, California-- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists *> *>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.com -- Author: Patrick Housholder INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California
oracle education:
Hi, Does anyone know the email/name of the person who heads-up the Oracle Education Dept? Thanks Patrick ===Patrick HousholderSr. Staff Anl Tech Spt DesignUnited Airlines Flight Training CenterDenver CO
RE: Pondering Question of the Day-RESPECT
same here Walt...that GREAT! the part: > If your company is like the several I have worked for, your CTO, CIO, VP, > Middle Manager, and Janitor (they're all the same) don't have a clue what > you're doing. They're too damn busy trying to save their own jobs. should be made into a T-Shirt or some type of logo! Patrick -Original Message- Lanteigne Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 8:36 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Walt, Thanks for giving me a chuckle on a Saturday morning at work Mike - Original Message - > But, but... you da man, Lisa. > > I just button down everything. The only people in the universe that know the > db passwords are me and my 11-year-old daughter, because my company is too > damn cheap to hire a backup for me. I told my daughter that if I die, log in > and delete every database in sight. Bend over, fart, nice to know ya. > > Button down everything and just sit tight. > > The duhvelopers will come to you on bended knees. > > If your company is like the several I have worked for, your CTO, CIO, VP, > Middle Manager, and Janitor (they're all the same) don't have a clue what > you're doing. They're too damn busy trying to save their own jobs. > > You have much political leverage. Use it. > > Damn, I wish I was still working at my old job. When I was an air traffic > controller, it was so simple. I fucked up, someone died (never happened). > Being a DBA, it doesn't matter how well you do your job. People still use > you as the whipping boy. > > Once again, you're at the strong end of the lever. Figure out how to use it. > > --Walt Weaver > Bozeman, Montana, USA > (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Mike Lanteigne INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California-- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists 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.com -- Author: Patrick Housholder INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California-- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists 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).
RE: Info needed
http://metalink.oracle.com/ patrick === Patrick Housholder Sr. Staff Anl Tech Spt Design United Airlines Flight Training Center Denver CO *>-Original Message- *>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Vinod *>Nagaraj *>Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 11:21 AM *>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L *>Subject: Info needed *> *> *>Hi all, *>I would like to look into the metalinks for the technical information,so *>pls can anyone guide me how to become member and how to access it and *>whats the address *> *>Thanks in advance *> -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Patrick Housholder INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California-- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists 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).
RE: metalink
go to metalink and click on the upper left hand corner...the ORACLE gif. see what happens..ha. I created a tar on it..they said..oh well.. patrick === Patrick Housholder Sr. Staff Anl Tech Spt Design United Airlines Flight Training Center Denver CO *>-Original Message- *>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Boivin, *>Patrice J *>Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 10:46 AM *>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L *>Subject: RE: metalink *> *> *>The first sentence should read: "... for ALL the issues related to that *>particular OS." *> *>: ) *> *>Patrice Boivin *>Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA) *> *> -Original Message- *> From: Boivin, Patrice J [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] *> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 1:05 PM *> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L *> Subject:RE: metalink *> *> I would like to be able to do a search by platform for ALL the *>issues *> related to that platform and a particular OS. *> *> That way, before upgrading or doing something with possible *>ramifications, I *> would know what the pitfalls are ahead of time instead of having to *>log a *> Web TAR after the fact. *> *> The last time I tried to obtain a complete list my Metalink *>connection *> crashed - I don't believe it was at our end. *> *> Right now Oracle is revising Metalink, I received an e-mail to that *>effect. *> Hopefully in the future we will be able to submit any query we want *>and get *> answers. *> *> Regards, *> Patrice Boivin *> Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA) *> *> -- *> Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com *> -- *> Author: Boivin, Patrice J *>INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *> *> Fat City Network Services-- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 *> San Diego, California-- Public Internet access / Mailing *>Lists *> *> 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.com *>-- *>Author: Boivin, Patrice J *> INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *> *>Fat City Network Services-- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 *>San Diego, California-- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists *> *>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.com -- Author: Patrick Housholder INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California-- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists 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).
RE: 8.1.6 upgrade
if i remember correctly, on some of the patches for 8.1.6, some of the dlls had an ATTRIB of hidden...make sure to check folder option, show all types...as well as going out to DOS screen...and running ATTRIB *.* patrick === Patrick Housholder Sr. Staff Anl Tech Spt Design United Airlines Flight Training Center Denver CO *>-Original Message- *>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Kevin *>Kostyszyn *>Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 8:26 AM *>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L *>Subject: 8.1.6 upgrade *> *> *>Hi all, *> Has anyone upgraded 8.1.6 EE on Windows NT to 8.1.6.3.0? I *>have done *>exactly what oracle said to do and it appears as though it is *>missing a .dll *>and without the installation is hosed. Do you have to upgrade to *>some other *>version first? The instance I upgraded was 8.1.6.1, then when it *>crashed I *>tried a reinstall and it still gives me the same error. Any help would be *>great, I see nothing in the documentaition with the patch that says I have *>to be at anything other than 8.1.6. *> *>Sincerely, *>Kevin Kostyszyn *>DBA *>Dulcian, Inc *>www.dulcian.com *>[EMAIL PROTECTED] *> *>-- *>Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com *>-- *>Author: Kevin Kostyszyn *> INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *> *>Fat City Network Services-- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 *>San Diego, California-- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists *> *>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.com -- Author: Patrick Housholder INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California-- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists 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).
