Re: Finding overlapping time periods - suggestions please

2003-10-31 Thread Govindan K
>there has to be an "guess work theory" about where the stuff the black hole consumes >ends up Part of what is consumed is returned back to the universe in the form of X-Rays. > and does it have the ability the grow at a rate proportional the the volume it consumes? No. Refer to "Hawking Radia

RE: Alter tablespace begin backup

2003-10-31 Thread Govindan K
http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/ask/f?p=4950:8:F4950_P8_DISPLAYID:271815712711 HTH GovindanK <-Original Message-> From: Fowler, Kenneth R;Fowler, Kenneth R Sent: 10/31/2003 10:35:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] That's an excellent article. Thanks! -Original Message- Sent: Fri

Re: 9i new feature on-line doc ???

2003-10-31 Thread Govindan K
Rel 1 --> http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/A91202_01/901_doc/server.901/a90120/toc.htm Rel 2 --> http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/server.920/a96531/toc.htm   HTH GovindanK<-Original Message->     From: Janet LinsySent: 10/31/2003 10:35:29 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: dba interview questions

2003-10-28 Thread Govindan K
Better still, sometimes 'X' takes the questions while 'Y' the candidate just stands next to him because 'X' can answer but Y does not. Tel.int means you (most probably) have not seen the guys face..correct?? By the time Visa gets approved (if overseas candidate), 'Y' ensures that he 'gains'

- - price? How will the market react?

2003-10-21 Thread Govindan K
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Oracle lowers price?

2003-10-21 Thread Govindan K
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Re: Passed Net8 OCP Exam

2003-10-16 Thread Govindan K
Hi Dennis Congrats __ Keep the spirit flying GovindanK OCP-8,8i Brainbench Certified Master 8 DBA - Original Message - To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 12:24 PM > I just passed the Net8 Administration OCP exam. This w

RE: Desupport of RBO

2003-10-07 Thread Govindan K
Bit old  but   http://www.pro-dba.com/oracle_10i.html   HTH GovindanK <-Original Message->     From: Cunningham, Gerald;Cunningham, GeraldSent: 10/7/2003 12:11:25 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: Desupport of RBO The way I read it is that you can still use it, it's just not off

Re: Software Download

2003-10-07 Thread Govindan K
If you are mentioning 9i download database then look at http://otn.oracle.com/software/index.html   If it is about 9i papers which were presented during [EMAIL PROTECTED] then click on database, Application servers etc, scroll down and you will have 9i related articles along with download link.  

Re: Openworld Papers

2003-10-07 Thread Govindan K
Here is what you are asking for   http://otn.oracle.com/ow2003/content.html   HTH GovindanK <-Original Message->     From: Post, Ethan;Post, EthanSent: 10/7/2003 11:56:25 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: Openworld Papers Been off the list for a few days, anyone know if the papers fr

Re: Basic question about controlfile recovery

2003-10-06 Thread Govindan K
Hi Scott   Answer to Question 1 (answers Question 2, 3 too). Bkp & Rcvry by Rama Velpuri - Case 8:Recovery with a Bkp control fileIf you use a backup control file, you need to perform media recovery.Also, Oracle will force you to use the 'using backup controlfile' option.Once recovery is done, yo

RE: Cary's book

2003-10-03 Thread Govindan K
>when I went to the admin who had the keys of the stationary and asked her for a>"rubber", instead of "eraser". In the English language they taught me >at school, that little rubbery implement used to erase what someone >has written down was known as "rubber". I was extremely annoyed by her react

RE: Cary's book - Waxing philosophic

2003-10-03 Thread Govindan K
>They want to hire someone smart, but are irritated about having a smartie around.   Some managers don't like Good DBAs. They don't like DBA's being independant (since they have good IQ and are able to solve the problems themselves , and , in the process - they gain the respect of others) - the

Re: ORACLE CLIENT V816

2003-10-02 Thread Govindan K
AFAIK in Solaris V8.1.6, the client is part of EE download itself. When you invoke OUI just choose the Client option and install it in a different Oracle Home. May it is same in Linux. Just check.   HTH GovindanK <-Original Message->     From: Seema SinghSent: 10/2/2003 12:00:38 PMTo:

RE: Describe privilege on procedures & packages

2003-10-02 Thread Govindan K
_arguments   Raj -Original Message-From: Govindan K [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 4:00 PMTo: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject: Re: Describe privilege on procedures & packages Hi Pete   I see another restriction (as i choose to put it) with my code

Re: UNIX : script help/input

2003-10-01 Thread Govindan K
Thank God for Jared <-Original Message->     From: Tanel PoderSent: 10/1/2003 10:37:55 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: UNIX : script help/input  Thank God for Perl and Mladen ;)   Tanel.   - Original Message - From: Johan Muller To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-

RE: 8i OCP Net8 Exam

2003-10-01 Thread Govindan K
Hi Dennis   I would suggest you by 8i Network guide book for OCP by Barbara Ann Pascavage. I believe it is from Corialis which exists no longer. Nevertheless it might be avbl. with some book shops/book seller website.  The book is real good one with Networking concepts explained clearly. You will

Re: Describe privilege on procedures & packages

2003-10-01 Thread Govindan K
er describe *his* procedures and packages, you would need to use dba_% views as if the "other" person had not been granted access to the OP's procedures then they wouldn't be in ALL_% for him or in user_% views. kind regards Pete In article , Govindan K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wr

Re: Describe privilege on procedures & packages

2003-09-30 Thread Govindan K
This was the closest i could get.   set pagesize 60;set linesize 180;column position noprint;column sequence noprint;break on object_type skip 1;break on package_name skip 1;break on object_name skip 1;column object_type format A15 wrap;column package_name    format A30 wrap;column object_na

Re: Big table, small table

2003-09-30 Thread Govindan K
Are you using any trunc functions while querying. Do this.  SELECT column_name,count(*) from small_table group by column_name; Run this for all the tables. My guess is that atleast 30% of the rows in the small table is for the value that you gave. So the optimizer is forced to read the index fir

Re: COBOL TO ORACLE

2003-09-30 Thread Govindan K
>Is there a tool available to move data from COBOL to ORACLE directly? One way to do is get COBOL >data on a flat file and then use SQL*Loader to insert into ORACLE tables.   If you are using SQL*Loader make sure to check the log after load.  For larger loads i would suggest direct load.  >The s

Re: Replication from DB2 to Oracle

2003-09-26 Thread Govindan K
Forgot to add one more aspect. You may consider "extproc"; A Java/C program interface From DB2 equivalent of "extproc" of oracle. DB2 to pass values to the Java/C program which will in turn connect to Oracle and carry out DMLs.   HTH GovindanK<-Original Message->     From: Govindan K

What is happening to OTN 9iRel2 page?

2003-09-25 Thread Govindan K
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Re: Replication from DB2 to Oracle

2003-09-25 Thread Govindan K
 Take a look at Oracle Gateway or the Equivalent of it in DB2. AFAIK, online replication across Databases of diff.vendors is still not avbl. though it seems you can do DMLs from Oracle to other databases (viz, SQL Server, Sybase, DB2) in 10G. Don't know about the reverse.   Or you may considerin

Re: wrapping packages

2003-09-21 Thread Govindan K
Coming to think of it, is the 3Mb size is for stripped or unstripped executable?. I know 3Mb if stripped is not likely to come to 40K. Nevertheless the memory addressing for UNIX is diff. from Windoz. May be someone else in the list has a better knowledge of it.   GovindanK <-Original Message

9iRel2 - dbca - ultrasearch

2003-09-18 Thread Govindan K
Hello ListWhen i am trying to create a database using DBCA , after 93%, the following message gets displayedFailed to retrieve the value of net service alias"DBSID". Please configure the net service entriesand run the "$ORACLE_hOME/ultrasearch/admin/wk0config.sql" script manually to configure the

RE: RE: tuning a massive delete

2003-09-17 Thread Govindan K
I agree with Dennis Williams.  Large deletes do have an overhead on indexes. Try this. - Create table new_table nologging as select * from existing_table where [condition]  OR you may use COPY command in lieu of that - get the index definitions - exp grants,constraints,indexes=n ,rows=n for exist

Re: how to do a variable in-list of numbers?

2003-09-16 Thread Govindan K
Not sure if this reached the list. Reposting. On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 23:03:47 , Govindan K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: We have applications where are session active. I mean, lot of data needs to be inserted during the session, select based on various criteria, lots of intermidiate steps in

Re: how to do a variable in-list of numbers?

2003-09-16 Thread Govindan K
or. It could >>> then >> execute 300-400 times and will run all day. >>> >>> -- >>> Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net >>> -- >>> Author: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> -- &g

Re: how to do a variable in-list of numbers?

2003-09-14 Thread Govindan K
of numbers >at >> runtime? >> > >> > Im using a cursor to determine which values need to be added to my >inlist. >> I think I can do some kind of cast, but im not familiar with it. >> > >> > Im on 8i. I do not want to j ust run this insi

Re: Checking for code using hints(from database)

2003-09-14 Thread Govindan K
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Re: ** package problem

2003-09-14 Thread Govindan K
This one too, i think didn't make to the list. ReSending. On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 10:20:12 , Govindan K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: >Forgot to mention yesterday. I ran into a similar situation two weeks ago. Whenever >this happens in a SQL*Plus session, just do a "DESCRIBE PACKAG

Re: XDB,Context questions

2003-09-14 Thread Govindan K
Not sure if this reached the list. ReSending. On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 10:15:11 , Govindan K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: >You need to use XMLType datatype / as CLOB. > >Check these links: >http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/appdev.920/a96620/toc.htm > >and withi

Re: ** package problem

2003-09-12 Thread Govindan K
global package for sundry variables' might have to be discarded. Does anyone have a similar 'global package' and is there a way to deal with recompilation of package (not the body). >  >Thanks > >Govindan K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Surprising. > >Ta

Re: ** package problem

2003-09-11 Thread Govindan K
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Re: (long and boring) converting long to lob - the easiest and

2003-09-11 Thread Govindan K
lter table drop column col1 afterwards and if >needed, rename newcol to col1 using alter table rename column (or whatever the >syntax was). > >You might want to do this in batches and commit meanwhile if >your table is big. >Also, if your table is big, then you shoul

RE: URGENT REPORTS WONT START

2003-09-11 Thread Govindan K
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RE: Documents in or outside the database.

2003-09-11 Thread Govindan K
document >> > that has performance information for blob/clob storage and retrieval >> > database performance information? >> > >> > TIA >> > M. >> > >> > >> > Message sent via Zuvio Mail Get your own FREE email account w

Re: How to tell if XML option is installed in the db?

2003-09-11 Thread Govindan K
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RE: converting long to lob - the easiest and fastest way ?

2003-09-11 Thread Govindan K
ld like to convert the existing >data in clob type also. The to_lob works only for select statements, cannot go >through that pain of table creation. > >  > >Thanks in advance. > >  > >- Siddharth > > Message sent via Zuvio Mail Get your own FREE email a

RE: how can I see which database I am logged into without

2003-09-11 Thread Govindan K
the GLOBAL_NAME value rather than the database name. >> >Admittedly the 2 should usually be the same but often (following a database >> >clone for instance) it is not correctly set. >> > >> >Regards, >> >Mike Hately > >Wolfgang Breitling >Oracle7, 8,

RE: how can I see which database I am logged into without

2003-09-11 Thread Govindan K
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Re: recovery

2003-03-26 Thread Govindan K
Donot restore Online Redo Logs. It will be in sync with the current control file. However, your decision to do resetlogs is correct since it is an imcomplete (time based recovery). --- "Basavaraja, Ravindra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have to recover my database back to 23-MAR-0

Re: Large Export Problem ......

2003-03-25 Thread Govindan K
Babu Why not try 'direct=y' option. This has limitations regarding the platform. Not 100% sure of it. Check with Documentation. It does export very fast. HTH GovindanK --- Janardhana Babu Donga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear List, > > I have a large unarchived decission support databas

Re: How to enable Java on ORACLE 9ir2 database???

2003-03-24 Thread Govindan K
--- mike mon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We have ORACLE 9ir2 on SUN Solaris. We plan to use > Java on ORACLE very soon and need you help. > > 1. how to check the database we have is "java enable"? > connect as system/sys and SQL> desc dbms_java > 2. If database on "java enable", which f

Updateable View with Select Union

2003-03-20 Thread Govindan K
Hi list I need help on this. Trying to create a view with select union all as part of it. SQL> @view01b SQL> create table t1 (ind1 varchar2(02) , rundate1 date) 2 / Table created. SQL> create table t2 (ind2 varchar2(02) , rundate2 date) 2 / Table created. SQL> insert into t1 values('T1'

Re: drop table vs truncate table -- performance

2003-03-10 Thread Govindan K
Is it because, truncate has to reset the HWM? GovindanK --- gmei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi: > Oracle 8173 on Sun Solaris 2.8. > I am running a program that creates and drops tables > repeatedly in a schema. > The table dropping part looks like this: > > drop table ypd.t1 cascade constraint