Re: How to tell Oracle the directories of script files

2003-08-16 Thread Reuben D. Budiardja
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RE: How to tell Oracle the directories of script files

2003-08-14 Thread Martin, Alan (Contractor) (DLIS)
Title: RE: How to tell Oracle the directories of script files Use SQLPATH. Alan Martin Defense Logistics Info Service Battle Creek, MI -Original Message- From: Reuben D. Budiardja [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 2:09 PM To: Multiple recipients of list

Re: How to tell Oracle the directories of script files

2003-08-14 Thread Reginald . W . Bailey
Yes there is a way. In UNIX environments (I think this works in NT/2000 as well) you can set the environment variable SQLPATH to a list of directories that contain SQL files. SQLPlus will search this path if the file is not found in the current directory. RWB

Re: How to tell Oracle the directories of script files

2003-08-14 Thread Ron Rogers
RDB, It is always best to include the path for the script that you want to execute. That way you make sure that you execute your script and not someone else's. There can be many scripts of the same name in the directory path. Ron [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/14/03 03:19PM Yes there is a way. In UNIX

RE: How to tell Oracle the directories of script files

2003-08-14 Thread Nelson, Allan
@/usr/local/bin/my_sql_script Allan -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 1:09 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Hello, Suppose I have some SQL scripts in my /home/user directories, /usr/local/bin directories, etc. If I start 'sqlplus' from console in

RE: How to tell Oracle the directories of script files

2003-08-14 Thread Goulet, Dick
It's known as SQLPATH. Dick Goulet Senior Oracle DBA Oracle Certified 8i DBA -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 2:09 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Hello, Suppose I have some SQL scripts in my /home/user directories, /usr/local/bin directories, etc. If I

RE: How to tell Oracle the directories of script files

2003-08-14 Thread Browett, Darren
I have setup an environment variable (actually a number of them) DBS=/ora/app/dba/scripts ; export DBS In my case this is where the majority of my scripts are stored when I am in sqlplus SQL @$DBS/scriptname Darren -Original Message- Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 11:09 AM To:

Re: How to tell Oracle the directories of script files

2003-08-14 Thread Stephen Andert
export SQLPATH=/usr/users/oracle/dba/scripts:/app/oracle/admin before you run SQL*Plus HTH Stephen [EMAIL PROTECTED] 08/14/03 11:09AM Hello, Suppose I have some SQL scripts in my /home/user directories, /usr/local/bin directories, etc. If I start 'sqlplus' from console in /home/user

Re: How to tell Oracle the directories of script files

2003-08-14 Thread Tanel Poder
Btw, did you know that you can use: @http://www.servername.com/script.sql and @ftp://ftp.servername.com/dir/script.sql in 9i sqlplus :) It can be nice in environment where you continously have to work with random different servers and cant copy your script set over every time.. Tanel. -

RE: How to tell Oracle the directories of script files

2003-08-14 Thread Anderson, Brian
Keep in mind that, unless they've changed the function, spool also searches the sqlpath for files. If you say: spool modify_users.sql select 'alter user '||username||'whatever;' from dba_users; spool off Spool just looked in your current directory for a file named modify_users.sql to replace,

Re: How to tell Oracle the directories of script files

2003-08-14 Thread Ron Thomas
COOL! I've learned something new today. Can I go home Ron Thomas Hypercom, Inc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Each new user of a new system uncovers a new class of bugs. -- Kernighan