Re: direct distributed insert causes massive sorting on target, why?

2002-12-29 Thread Jack Silvey
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Re: Rebuilding Indexes...

2002-12-28 Thread Jack Silvey
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Re: Row Migration

2002-12-28 Thread Jack Silvey
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Re: Rebuilding Indexes...

2002-12-27 Thread Jack Silvey
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Re: Rebuilding Indexes...

2002-12-27 Thread Jack Silvey
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Re: compile errors

2002-12-26 Thread Jack Silvey
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Re: direct distributed insert causes massive sorting on target, why?

2002-12-26 Thread Jack Silvey
does in a typical > > distributed > > >query. Perhaps a driving_site hint would help here. > > > > > >However, that does not explain why I was able to cause it to stop it > > >from doing the massive sorts by serializing the target insert. > > > > >

Re: direct distributed insert causes massive sorting on target, why?

2002-12-26 Thread Jack Silvey
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direct distributed insert causes massive sorting on target, why?

2002-12-25 Thread Jack Silvey
ted. Thanks, Jack Silvey -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Jack Silvey INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California-- Mailing list and web hosting servi

RE: Oracle Arm Twisting?

2002-08-15 Thread Jack Silvey
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Re: what is wrong with this idea ...

2002-08-14 Thread Jack Silvey
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RE: Transferring data from one table to another

2002-08-12 Thread Jack Silvey
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Re: dropping a user's objects

2002-08-08 Thread Jack Silvey
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Re: Myers-Briggs

2002-07-23 Thread Jack Silvey
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IO wait

2002-07-23 Thread Jack Silvey
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Re: How do I check whether a rollback activity is going on

2002-07-15 Thread Jack Silvey
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Re: DBMS_JOB does not run on NT

2002-07-14 Thread Jack Silvey
ude 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). __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free ne

RE: SQL query

2002-07-13 Thread Jack Silvey
d like to see the names of the > columns in this table, > > their datatypes and such other details. In other > dbmss like mysql a > > command 'describe ' gives the > information. What is the > > equivalent in Oracle? > > > > > > -- > Ple

Re:killing sessions

2002-07-11 Thread Jack Silvey
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Re: How to calculate table size in 8i

2002-07-09 Thread Jack Silvey
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Re: Oracle 8.1.7 function based indexes

2002-07-09 Thread Jack Silvey
used. As always, test and then test some more. hth, Jack --- Jack Silvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Imma, > > First thought is no - oracle implements > function-based > indexes by using a hidden psuedocolumn to hold the > resultant data of the function. Since you would

Re: Oracle 8.1.7 function based indexes

2002-07-09 Thread Jack Silvey
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RE: Delete query

2002-07-09 Thread Jack Silvey
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Re: Alter table move command

2002-07-09 Thread Jack Silvey
nd for other information > (like subscribing). ______ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://

Re: Delete query

2002-07-09 Thread Jack Silvey
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Re: Error on creating index

2002-07-08 Thread Jack Silvey
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Re: insert nologging parallel/noparallel and archiving - thanks

2002-07-08 Thread Jack Silvey
onnor and Jared for > their > help!! > > Gene > --- Jack Silvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > sorry, meant insert as select, not insert as > append > > --- Jack Silvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Gene, > > > > > > This sou

Re: Exporting stats for a production server to a dev/test server

2002-07-08 Thread Jack Silvey
te option of ANALYZE command before gathering > new statistics using > DBMS_STATS? > > Thanks, > > Cherie Machler > Oracle DBA > Gelco Information Network > > > > > >

Re: Exporting stats for a production server to a dev/test server

2002-07-07 Thread Jack Silvey
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Re: insert nologging parallel/noparallel and archiving

2002-07-05 Thread Jack Silvey
sorry, meant insert as select, not insert as append --- Jack Silvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gene, > > This sounds right. > > Standard insert as append does freelist block > checking > and generates redo. Parallel DML generates minimial > redo, just for the n

Re: insert nologging parallel/noparallel and archiving

2002-07-05 Thread Jack Silvey
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Re: resetting sequence numbers

2002-07-05 Thread Jack Silvey
ck down to > > > zero, then set the increment to 1 (or whatever > it > > > was), there you go, no > > > dropping the sequence. > > > > > > 10 to 1 odds Jared posts a nice little script > that > > > automates this second > > > approach ;-) >

Re: the ora certified masters cert, yet again

2002-06-27 Thread Jack Silvey
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RE: report showing free space per tablespace over time

2002-06-26 Thread Jack Silvey
pace_proc; > > set term on > set lines 135 > > > prompt > prompt Free space per tablespace: > prompt > > > select tablespace_name, > sum(decode(old,7,value)) c7, > sum(decode(old,6,value)) c6, > sum(decode(old,5,value)) c5, >

report showing free space per tablespace over time

2002-06-26 Thread Jack Silvey
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Re: the ora certified masters cert, yet again

2002-06-25 Thread Jack Silvey
them my resume. the third page of which is > FILLED with lists of > presentations I have given, awards I have gotten for > presentations I > have given and books I have written > > if they STILL want me to have OCP on my resume after > that, I don't want > to work ther

Re: the ora certified masters cert, yet again

2002-06-25 Thread Jack Silvey
ed through" and you can respond "yes, and I can jump through some hoops for you too" and allow them to say "here is an outrageous sum of money to work on our computers." I love this job. jack silvey ocp 7.3, 8.0, 8i, 9i --- Don Granaman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote

RE: Suggestions on MV Implementation !!!!!!!

2002-06-24 Thread Jack Silvey
le MV Definition : > > > > > > CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW GENRELOB > > > NOLOGGING > > > BUILD IMMEDIATE > > > REFRESH COMPLETE ON DEMAND > > > DISABLE QUERY REWRITE > > > AS SELECT DISTINCT > > > '1' AS CLIP, >

RE: distributed timeout error

2002-06-22 Thread Jack Silvey
se see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Michael P Sale > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services-- (858) 538-5051 FAX: > (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California-- Public Internet > access / Mailing Lists > ---

RE: Suggestions on MV Implementation !!!!!!!

2002-06-21 Thread Jack Silvey
rnia-- Public Internet > > access / Mailing Lists > > > ---- > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an > > E-Mail message > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXAC

RE: distributed timeout error

2002-06-21 Thread Jack Silvey
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Re: Suggestions on MV Implementation !!!!!!!

2002-06-21 Thread Jack Silvey
ant to be removed > from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information > (like subscribing). __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACL

distributed timeout error

2002-06-21 Thread Jack Silvey
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RE: the ora certified masters cert, yet again

2002-06-21 Thread Jack Silvey
t; Will > someone with this cerifification make $2000 more > over > her professional life than she would without? > > So it takes a round trip ticket and three days of > vacation. Get the company to pay for it or write it > off as a business expense. > > Good in

the ora certified masters cert, yet again

2002-06-20 Thread Jack Silvey
trip ticket and three days of vacation. Get the company to pay for it or write it off as a business expense. Good investment, easy money, instant credibility to many hiring managers. jack silvey > On 19 Jun 2002 at 4:38, Ron Rogers wrote: > > Date sent:Wed, 19 Jun 2002

RE: sys corrupted in warehouse, sev1 tar open - resolved

2002-06-14 Thread Jack Silvey
alter system set current_schema=x" > statement after all. > > I am sure that this raises some interesting > questions, > if only I had time to dwell on it. Just now cleaning > up all the broken indexes from the loads that > abended > when the db went down. > &

Re: Wait event problems

2002-06-13 Thread Jack Silvey
he > > > recipient > > > named above, and may be legally privileged. If > the > > > reader > > > of this message is not the intended recipient, > you > > > are > > > hereby notified that any dissemination, > distribution > > > or > > > copying of this communicati

RE: set sort_area_size, sort_retained_size,hash_area_size but sti

2002-06-13 Thread Jack Silvey
Paula, what is the size of your hash_area_size, sort_area_size, and sort_area_retained_size? what does your explain plan look like? hashes, sort/merge, or nested loops? do you have a lot of parallel to parallel, parallel to serial in your plans? jack silvey --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote

Re: Wait event problems

2002-06-13 Thread Jack Silvey
Lee, This is an idle wait event, meaning that the query process is waiting on instructions from the client. Usually this process is benign, but sometimes can indicate that the feeding process is not providing data in a timely fashion. hth, jack silvey --- Robertson Lee - lerobe <[EM

RE: sys corrupted in warehouse, sev1 tar open - resolved

2002-06-12 Thread Jack Silvey
you get to play at work? jack > --- Jack Silvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > All, > > > > thanks for the input. Looks like someone > implemented > > a > > login trigger. haven't seen the code yet, but I > > would > > venture a gue

RE: sys corrupted in warehouse, sev1 tar open - resolved

2002-06-12 Thread Jack Silvey
All, thanks for the input. Looks like someone implemented a login trigger. haven't seen the code yet, but I would venture a guess he used the unsupported "alter system set current_schema=x". sometimes you live and learn, sometimes you just live! thx, jack silvey --- Hate

sys corrupted in warehouse, sev1 tar open

2002-06-12 Thread Jack Silvey
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warehouse gets very strange - sys corrupted - sev1 tar

2002-06-12 Thread Jack Silvey
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Re: buffer cache

2002-06-11 Thread Jack Silvey
query. hth, jack silvey select e.owner||'.'||e.segment_name segment_name, sum(cnt) all_buffers, sum(hot) hot_buffers, sum(tch) touches from ( select min(file#||'.'||dbablk) fb, count(*) cnt, sum(decode(lru_flag, 8, 1, 0)) hot, su

RE: ldap info

2002-06-11 Thread Jack Silvey
t; (like subscribing). __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jack Silvey INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: ldap info

2002-06-11 Thread Jack Silvey
oking at as well. The plus is, it's free. and we > don't need another > oracle license etc etc etc > > and even better, it wouldn't be MY responsibility to > maintain :) > > Rachel > > --- Jack Silvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >

Re: ldap info

2002-06-11 Thread Jack Silvey
ember. The LDAP was accessed by the Java processes and gathered the password and username from it to login to the database. hth, jack silvey --- Rachel Carmichael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One of the users here came to me to talk about > setting up user > authentication and wanted

Re: URGENT: Vendor App locked me out of my Prod DB Pls Advise

2002-06-11 Thread Jack Silvey
smack a couple of those sessions at the UNIX level and login right quick. make sure beforehand that this will not lead to data corruption or anything nasty like that. and if it does, have a heart to heart with your manager about this app. hth, jack silvey --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >

RE: Analyze running twice as long after upgrade to 8.1.7.2

2002-06-10 Thread Jack Silvey
Just a thought, since analyze does sorting, might be a change in sort_area_size. Did you change this param when you upgraded? Try it with a large sort_area and see what happens. jack silvey --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I suggest running in parallel. Also, is the table > parti

grant access to another user's objects?

2002-06-10 Thread Jack Silvey
of grant, can anyone think of another way? thx, jack silvey __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jack Silvey INE

RE: using a lot of temporary tablespace with large sort area size

2002-06-07 Thread Jack Silvey
Paula, With so much data, Oralce (or Oracle, if you prefer) might be hash joining your tables and writing temp hash segments. What is your hash_area_size? jack silvey --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Guys, > > Have 20Gb and 16CPUS available on host. Need to do > large full-t

Re: Mysterious Deadlock

2002-06-06 Thread Jack Silvey
le > >using 8 concurrent processes. Since we had no space > to > >grow, our ITL could not expand, and some of the > >processes deadlocked with a similiar error. > > > >What is your pctfree and initrans? how many procs > are > >trying to insert/delete/update it

Re: Mysterious Deadlock

2002-06-06 Thread Jack Silvey
? how many procs are trying to insert/delete/update it at once? are ALL dying, or just some? jack silvey > --- Walter K <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We have an application that is periodically > > encountering what appears to be a self-deadlock. > Only > > one ses

unable to split a partition in parallel

2002-06-05 Thread Jack Silvey
ould expect to see pq enqueue waits of some sort, however. Otherwise, perhaps the pq procs cannot write, but have never had problems with our PQ procs writing before and have done many parallel CTAS to this tablespace. thanks, jack silvey __ Do Yo

custom DD views to allow users to see source without needing exe rights

2002-06-04 Thread Jack Silvey
ocal first during object name resolution, it would probably use these views instead of the data dictionary views. This worked. The two views that I customized are below - feel free to use. jack silvey ALL_ARGUMENTS: select u.name owner, /* OWNER */ nvl(a.procedure$,o.name) object_name, /* O

Re: UPGRADE

2002-05-31 Thread Jack Silvey
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Re: rebuilding indexes

2002-05-31 Thread Jack Silvey
[EMAIL PROTECTED] for details. --- Rachel Carmichael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm sure it's #6 :) > > > --- Jack Silvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Matt, > > > > 1) Storage parameter changes? Do you specify > storage > > at th

RE: Jr.DBA, Mid level DBA, Sr.DBA

2002-05-31 Thread Jack Silvey
The jr thinks that she knows. The mid knows that she knows. The sr knows that she knows not. Awareness of ignorance is the mark of true knowledge. I like cake. jack silvey --- "Fink, Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree, the Jr. DBA must focus on learning. > Mid D

Re: rebuilding indexes

2002-05-31 Thread Jack Silvey
ugar again? sometimes, this can cause an index glucose spike and tend to make it store more fat in the leaf blocks, especially around the middle of the index, but sometimes on the hips too. Perhaps you are not doing DDL on the table enough, and so the index is not getting enough exercise. hth, j

Re: How to grant privileges on all the tables of owner1 to owner2?

2002-05-31 Thread Jack Silvey
output.put_line('did '||v_sql); execute immediate v_sql; exception when others then dbms_output.put_line ('problem with '||v_sql); end; end loop; end; / jack silvey --- "Mandal, Ashoke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greetings, > > Here is the sc

RE: partition tables

2002-05-31 Thread Jack Silvey
ses register with when they use the table) cannot grow (no space with pctfree 0) and the extra processes will either wait or fail with a deadlock error. To change pctfree you will have to rebuild the table. hth, jack silvey > -Original Message- > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002

Re: Undocumented Parameters

2002-05-30 Thread Jack Silvey
handy on occasion. Did I say be careful? Might want to buff up the resume before you start acting like the Mad Hidden Parameter Scientist. ;) jack silvey -- -- -- author: jack silvey -- about: shows hidden and non-hidden parameters

RE: Statistical sampling and representative stats collection

2002-05-28 Thread Jack Silvey
tom, This is interesting. How did you determine max distribution and uniform distribution? Did you use standard deviation and variance? regards, jack silvey --- "Terrian, Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > John, > > I know in a previous job, we determined that > h

Re: parallel dml and set transaction quirk

2002-05-25 Thread Jack Silvey
er, pr.sid child_pq_sid, substr(sq.sql_text,1,1000) par_sql_text from v$px_process pr, v$px_session ps, v$session se, v$process vp, v$sqlarea sq where pr.sid = ps.sid and ps.qcsid = se.sid and ps.qcserial# = se.serial# and se.paddr = vp.addr and se.sql_address = sq.address(+) order by 1,2,3,4,5 / /j

parallel dml and set transaction quirk

2002-05-25 Thread Jack Silvey
uot; statement. Once I put the DML statement before the transaction statement, the query spawned off 24 processes and finished in 16 minutes. /jack silvey __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.

Bitmap vs btree - how to tell? how to test?

2002-05-24 Thread Jack Silvey
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RE: Data Warehouse experts, a simple question for you| Outdated?

2002-05-23 Thread Jack Silvey
gt; > - And some said that queries against the ODS > were acceptable and > > > others > > > deemed them forbidden. And some said that if it > looks like a data > > > warehouse > > > and smells like a data warehouse it verily > indeed is a data > &g

RE: Statistical sampling and representative stats collection

2002-05-23 Thread Jack Silvey
es and did not look at Column spread and > sensitivity. However, I believe > that the combination of ESTIMATE on Tables and > COMPUTE on Indexes would > catch most of it. > > As always, YMMV! > > John Kanagaraj > Oracle Applications DBA > DBSoft Inc > (W): 408-970-7002 > &

RE: Data Warehouse experts, a simple question for you| Outdated?

2002-05-23 Thread Jack Silvey
; > publications for $60 that will take you step by > step through building > > an > > entire > > data warehouse, including the infrastructure. > > > > Jared > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "MacGregor, Ian A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > S

Re: Data Warehouse experts, a simple question for you

2002-05-22 Thread Jack Silvey
n the future? Can > I leave it as is numeric and create materialized > views with it padded or > should I bite the bullet and reload into > char/varchar2 datatypes? __ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://laun

RE: Data Warehouse experts, a simple question for you| Outdated?

2002-05-22 Thread Jack Silvey
rt into dm_time > values(to_date('20020101','MMDD'), 1,1,2002); > >insert into dm_time > values(to_date('20030101','MMDD'), 1,1,2003); > > > > 2 rows nice and simple > > > > trying to validate the dimension comes up w

dbms_stats issues on 8i

2002-05-22 Thread Jack Silvey
ound is to delete stats with DBMS_STATS.DELETE_TABLE_STATS and then use ANALYZE. There are others, like the DESC index problem that I did not research, just noted in passing. /jack silvey __ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Exper

Re: Statistical sampling and representative stats collection

2002-05-22 Thread Jack Silvey
ficance in more highly skewed data? > > Just something to consider. > > Cherie Machler > Oracle DBA > Gelco Information Network > > > >

Re: Statistical sampling and representative stats collection

2002-05-22 Thread Jack Silvey
der versions. > > Cherie Machler > Oracle DBA > Gelco Information Network > > > >

RE: I/O EVENTS

2002-05-21 Thread Jack Silvey
ozens of execute > calls for each single > SQL statement with a multi-row result source. The > program could have > performed the business function with a fraction of > the db calls. > > Oh yes... Why did the Payroll program get *slower* > after th

RE: Partition Exchange

2002-05-21 Thread Jack Silvey
TED] (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: Statistical sampling and representative stats collection

2002-05-21 Thread Jack Silvey
our sample is > representative enough, you could analyze using > either > estimate 49% or compute, take a snapshot of the > stats, > and then compare the stats from a 10,000 row > estimate > to those. Then, add rows to you

Statistical sampling and representative stats collection

2002-05-21 Thread Jack Silvey
? /jack silvey __ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jack Silvey INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services-- (858) 538

RE: Data Warehouse experts, a simple question for you

2002-05-21 Thread Jack Silvey
from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information > (like subscribing). ______ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http:/

Re: Data Warehouse experts, a simple question for you

2002-05-21 Thread Jack Silvey
n the underpillow method of knowledge transfer. /jack --- Rachel Carmichael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > gee, and here I thought all I had to do was put the > book under my > pillow and let the words seep in through osmosis :) > > > --- Jack Silvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: Data Warehouse experts, a simple question for you

2002-05-21 Thread Jack Silvey
I find that if I wrap my books in Saran Wrap, I can read in the shower. And if you prop the book up on your shoulder, you can read it backwards in the rearview mirror during drive time. Also, if you learn to read in your sleep, you can get LOADS of stuff done. ;) hth, /jack silvey --- Rachel

Re: Data Warehouse experts, a simple question for you

2002-05-21 Thread Jack Silvey
I second that emotion. the guy that wrote it is a PhD and owns Red Brick or something. totally knows what he is talking about. One of my top five books, best warehousing book by far I have ever read. /jack silvey --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Yup, $60, and worth every penny. > > It

Re: Telephone Alerts

2002-05-13 Thread Jack Silvey
scripts and contact the user with succes or failure # Jack Silvey #---Oracle variable section --- export ORACLE_SID=iron export ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/8.1.7 #---shell variable section --- SCRIPTPATH=/u01/app/oracle/admin/iron/scripts SQLPATH=$SCRIPTPATH/sql SCRIPTNAME=$SQLPATH/$1

ways to allow developers to see all packge bodies without EXECUTE ANY PROCEDURE?

2002-05-12 Thread Jack Silvey
that TOAD can use dba_source, but they have not had luck with this (might be a default role thing, have not verified). Opinions or other options? Jack Silvey __ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com -- Please

Re: Cannot import--URGENT

2002-05-11 Thread Jack Silvey
warnings. > > Ravindra > __ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jack Silvey INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat Cit

RE: too low optimizer_index_cost_adj causing bizarre index choice

2002-05-10 Thread Jack Silvey
ntaining: 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). __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Mother's Day is May 12th!

Re: script to show heirarchical list of object dependencies for a

2002-05-10 Thread Jack Silvey
ermout off > set head off > set verify off > > drop table depends; > > create table depends as select * from > sys.dba_dependencies tablespace tools; > > set termout on > > select '*'||lpad('

Re: too low optimizer_index_cost_adj causing bizarre index choice

2002-05-09 Thread Jack Silvey
-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). __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Mother's Day is May 12th! http://shopping.yahoo.co

Re: script to show heirarchical list of object dependencies for a given

2002-05-09 Thread Jack Silvey
ies; > > Depends? Like the adult diaper? > > Doing a little CYA? > > Jared > > > > > > Jack Silvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 05/09/2002 04:03 PM > Please respond to ORACLE-L > > > To

script to show heirarchical list of object dependencies for a given object

2002-05-09 Thread Jack Silvey
and prior name = referenced_name and prior type = referenced_type start with referenced_owner = upper('&1') and referenced_name = upper('&2') and owner is not null / good luck, jack silvey __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopp

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