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Free Oracle Database Health Check http://searchDatabase.com/r/0,,5379,00.htm?databasehealthcheck =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR TIPS - Oracle: Stupid check for proper instance - Oracle: Unix script to gather tablespace information - SQL Server: Find out when a stored procedure was last altered - DB2: Determine when a tablespace was last copied - More recent tips from members 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Ask the Experts: Your tough database questions answered - Featured Topic: XML: Hit or hype? - True DBA Bloopers: Submit your horrifying tale to win! ___________________________________________________________________ ****************** Sponsored by Quest Software ******************** Are your end-users feverish about database response time? Increase performance and availability with a FREE health check from the database-tuning gurus at Quest Software! 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Here is a quick and dirty trick to check the instance name. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchDatabase.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci845215,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= UNIX SCRIPT TO GATHER TABLESPACE INFORMATION | Robert Hanrahan This script is used to gather Oracle tablespace information, including space, used_space and fragmentation. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchDatabase.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci831500,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FIND OUT WHEN A STORED PROCEDURE WAS LAST ALTERED | P. Mandayam Find when a SQL Server stored procedure or function was last altered with this short script. >> CLICK for the full tip... http://www.searchDatabase.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci836901,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= DETERMINE WHEN A TABLESPACE WAS LAST COPIED | Manuel Angel Mendez Here is how to determine which DB2 tablespaces have not been copied on the current day and how many days have transpired since the last Full Image Copy. 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LAST DDL TIME BY TABLESPACE | Database Person http://www.searchDatabase.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci820930,00.html There are times when one may need to know when the last DDL was performed on a particular Oracle tablespace. Here's how to find out. STORED PROCEDURE TO EXPORT/IMPORT IMAGES TO SQL SERVER | Eli Leiba http://www.searchDatabase.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci835742,00.html This stored procedure serves as an interface to the TextCopy utility that exports and imports images and documnets to SQL Server. GET RID OF DELETED RECORDS AND IMPROVE PERFORMANCE -- TAKE 2 http://www.searchDatabase.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci847122,00.html Here is a follow-up, with important clarifications and additions, to John Kohan's recent tip about how to remove deleted files to increase the performance of DB2 on AS/400. 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