Oracle DBMS_SCHEDULER Part 3 – Job Chains is a post from: Database Geek Blog

A job chain is a series of jobs chained together via dependencies. Today’s post walks through creating a 3 job chain.

The first step is to create our programs. I described creating dbms_scheduler programs in the previous entry, Oracle DBMS SCHEDULER Part 2 – The API.

These are very simple programs with no arguments. You can use SQL Developer to create… Read the rest!

Parallel Operations in Oracle 11g is a post from: Database Geek Blog

Parallel processing is using more resources, specifically CPU but also memory and I/O, to finish an operation faster. An operation might be doing an inventory in a warehouse. One person can do the inventory, walking row by row adding up the inventory. A faster way would be to hire a team of people. Each person would take one or two rows and when… Read the rest!

Yahoo, you are dead to me. is a post from: Database Geek Blog

Yea, I know. Quite the dramatic title. Work with me for a sec.

I’m pissed. Really pissed. Advance warning: I will rant now.

I forget the exact year but in the early 90s (I think 1993 or 94), I signed up for a novel service. Online email. Remember this is the early 90s. I was an early adopter even back then.

The… Read the rest!

We’ve had problems with that! is a post from: Database Geek Blog

So what can I say? One of the phrases I hate most is “We’ve had problems with that.” I have seen that, or some form of that, question used as an excuse to not try new features, to not use best practices, keep a head in the sand, stick to Oracle7 features, etc.

As an example, in my early days with data modeling,… Read the rest!

Stupid Proc Tricks -The Weird and Wonderful Overload is a post from: Database Geek Blog

When overloading a procedure or function it is the calling parameters that make the difference. The return type does not make a difference as far as the ability to overload. Generally, when talking about overloaded procedures, you will hear or read something like “You must change at least one of the parameter data types to overload it.” But that’s not… Read the rest!

IBM offers a new PL/SQL IDE is a post from: Database Geek Blog

Well, it’s not exactly new. It’s a product called Optim Development Studio. This product used to be called Data Studio Developer and also sometimes refered to as DB2 Data Studio.

Yes folks, IBM has joined the PL/SQL band wagon. With DB2 9.7, you can now develop PL/SQL applications that run within the database. There are limits to the support (inherited from enterprisedb)… Read the rest!

Autonomous transactions (sometimes) suck is a post from: Database Geek Blog

Conversation:

Dev: Here’s the new package.
Me: Why are the procedures autonomous transactions.
Dev: Because they use the xxxx table.
Me: ???
Dev: That table is used by a lot of processes.
Me: ???
Dev: if I don’t use autonomous transactions, I get a mutating trigger error.
Me: An autonomous transaction does not “fix” the problem.
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-03-01 is a post from: Database Geek Blog

• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-02-22:
  Having trouble with my web sites today. Very .. http://tinyurl.com/aw3kn4 #
• Test #
• Twitterberry says success when testing your connection, even if you put in an invalid password. Hmmmmph. #
• I am loving my new blackberry bold. I didn’t realize how out of date my 8700 was until I started playing with

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-02-22 is a post from: Database Geek Blog

• Having trouble with my web sites today. Very slow access. My hosting company must be having issues. #
• A new look for my database blog. Tell me what you think. http://database-geek.com/ #
• Blogged “PL/SQL Code Parser Part 3″ http://it.toolbox.com/trd/46/2/30035/3/ #
• @surachart @OracleCert Thanks. I am going for clean and easy to read. My old theme was hard to read when there

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-02-15 is a post from: Database Geek Blog

• Ahhh. Disney in the morning, nap after lunch and pizza for dinner. The weekends go too fast. #
• Monday is proof that all good things come to an end. Actually, I guess that just proves 1 good thing comes to an end. Close enough. #
• Defining Cloud Computing – Part 2: Distributed Computing http://tinyurl.com/clouddb-distrib #
• RT @ abcactionnews Alternate Stimulus: $10,000

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-02-08 is a post from: Database Geek Blog

• 3 Cloud Operating Systems You Can Use Right Now http://tinyurl.com/c52puq #
• Blogged “Building a PL/SQL Parser (using PL/SQL), Part 1″ http://it.toolbox.com/trd/46/2/29703/3/ #
• Blogged “I apologize for the state of the code formatting” http://it.toolbox.com/trd/46/2/29705/3/ #
• @wfavero the first time it is annoying, the second frustrating but after a handful of times, they need to start testing better. in reply to wfavero #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-02-01 is a post from: Database Geek Blog

• @bananakin why no laptop? #
• New podcast; Aptana Cloud ?http://tinyurl.com/b3yg4l #
• RT @Database_News DB2 Storage Engine for MySQL Coming Soon – System iNetwork: DB2 Storage Engine for MySQL Coming. http://tinyurl.com/c3qena #
• Sprint laying off 8000 by march http://tinyurl.com/d484yq #
• @bananakin I guess you got an apple with a wyrm in it. #
• Home depot laying off

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-01-25 is a post from: Database Geek Blog

• @peglegpug Yeah, I left after the imax dome. I’ve been fighting a cold and was in bed by 9:30. Sounds like a good times was had though. in reply to peglegpug #
• @mositampa How do I contact you about the Mosi Ambassador and the Jan 21 show? I’d like to be involved in both. in reply to mositampa #
• Windows 7

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-01-18 is a post from: Database Geek Blog

• Windows 7 boots and shuts down much faster than vista. #
• Netflix watch now works great in win7, too. I was afraid it might not. #
• I’ve lost my back and forward buttons in firefox though. Not sure what’s up with that. #
• @fuadar it’s cold here in florida too. It was low 40s today. in

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-01-11 is a post from: Database Geek Blog

• What’s a good db framework (ala jdbc) for PHP? I would rather not use a specific db interface. #
• @surachart thanks. in reply to surachart #
• @piontekdd abt tje in reply to piontekdd #
• Abt the twiter client. I settled on blackbird. #
• @oraclenerd planning on mosi. Looks like fun. in reply to oraclenerd #
• @oracletechnet I did a google and

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