Re: Why metastink {or fetidstink !} ??

2002-01-05 Thread Connor McDonald
It will be interesting to see how the new Metalink (touted for mid this year at UKOUG) performs...It has a look-and-feel akin to most of its new Portal based sites (eg AskTom). Cheers Connor --- Jeremiah Wilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why do

nls_date_format in 8.1.6

2002-01-05 Thread Oracle DBA
we have set nls_date_format to dd-mm- in parameter file . but all the funtions which have some hard coded date value in the format of dd-mm- are giving not a valid month error example is create or replace function test_bkj(t_date date) return varchar2 is begin if (t_date

Re: nls_date_format in 8.1.6

2002-01-05 Thread Stephane Faroult
Oracle DBA wrote: we have set nls_date_format to dd-mm- in parameter file . but all the funtions which have some hard coded date value in the format of dd-mm- are giving not a valid month error example is create or replace function test_bkj(t_date date) return varchar2 is

RE: Recover Primary DB from Standby DB

2002-01-05 Thread Rachel Carmichael
--- Jeremiah Wilton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you perform graceful failover, A.K.A. role reversal, you can have the former primary pick up as the standby immediately after failover without recopying. I cover this topic in my Openworld paper on my site. the problem is, you usually

Re: nls_date_format in 8.1.6

2002-01-05 Thread Jan Pruner
Hmm, try to replace - if (t_date '12-12-2001') with - if (t_date to_date('12-12-2001','dd-mm-')) Jan Pruner On Sat 5. January 2002 13:35, you wrote: we have set nls_date_format to dd-mm- in parameter file . but all the funtions which have some hard coded date value in the

Re: Ora-00600 Error

2002-01-05 Thread Christian Trassens
12333 it is often related with communications problems and resetting of them. Seldom related with parsing of creation of objects. In the case of network problem check the NLS and ask users if there are receiving sporadically TNS errors. Check also if there are some 4031. Maybe the reason it is

RE: Recover Primary DB from Standby DB

2002-01-05 Thread Kimberly Smith
Actually, even something like Hp's ServiceGuard is not so graceful, depending on the app using the database. I have had a database fail and know one know and a different database fail and everyone know. You really have to take into account with the app that it might lose connection. You need

Re: nls_date_format in 8.1.6

2002-01-05 Thread Jared Still
Have a talk with your developers. Implicit conversions of any kind should not be allowed in production code. I think you know why, now. Jared On Saturday 05 January 2002 04:35, Oracle DBA wrote: we have set nls_date_format to dd-mm- in parameter file . but all the funtions which

RE: How to stop access to prod instance ...

2002-01-05 Thread rabbit
You can create a LOGON Trigger to stop users using anything i.e. SQLPLUS ,MSACCESS etc... I have applied one at our site and works good. I even log people who try to log in and get them to explain to management their motives. That is a good deterrent. The trigger can be written so that only