On the database server, go to $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin copy utlxplan.sql to utlxplan.sql.original – you don’t want to lose the original Oracle script. Edit utlxplan.sql and change it to the following...
Q: Escaping the '_' Character: How do I escape out the '_' character in a query? A: The _ is a wildcard for any single character. You must specify the escaping within the SQLstatement itself. Here's ...
The tablespace map uses a simplified fragmentation formula. The key points in question: What is the 'sum of the blocks for that segment'? SELECT sum(blocks) FROM dba_extents WHERE tablespace_nam...
An undocumented (well, up until the help file for Toad 10.6 anyway ) way to trace the amount of time various startup routines take is to edit your TOAD.INI file and add some or more of the following l...
Determine your ORACLE_HOME value. The first thing to check is the ORACLE_HOME value. Examine the following key in your Windows registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ORACLE There should be an entry fo...
Q: DBMS_SQL vs. EXECUTE IMMEDIATE There are many advantages to using DBMS_SQLover EXECUTE IMMEDIATE : It's easier to spell and type (for me anyway – I can't spell IMMEDAITE IMMEADIATE IMMEDIATE ...
This example shows how to load a script into SQL*Plus for the current session and execute it: Go into PM Options → Associations Remove SQL as an extension for SQL Editor (or anywhere else it may ...
If the entry is red, then either the redo log size does not match the size of the other redo logs or there is a missing file. The count of the members should be the same across all the groups....
Check the following: You must have SELECT access on the Space Manager tables and on DBA_TABLESPACES TOAD schema must have the privileges to create and alter jobs, create and drop its own tables a...
An email to the Beta group went as follows: From: toadbeta@yahoogroups.com [mailto:toadbeta@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Brad Boddicker Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 10:22 AM To: toadbeta@yahoogrou...
You can search for various metacharacters in the MOE as follows : CTRL F (or Edit→Find) to open the Find dialogue. Tick the box marked Regular expressions in the Options section. In the Text to...
One from Wendy Penfold on the Toad lists: Hi, I need to load a large file of insert statements–44,000. The file is too large to open in the Toad editor, it hangs Toad. Is there a way I can run the sc...
