if not Janus, how about Narcissus?
On Friday 21 June 2002 08:53, Sakthi , Raj wrote: > Next thing you know some of the management types may > take offence to that column name...!!( However clearly > it depicts them..!!) > Lets rename the table as Janus after the 2 faced greek > GOD. > ( Jared since we ARE discussing DUAL this is not OT is > it.?.;) ) > > RS > > --- Alexandre Gorbatchev > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And one column :))) > > > > SQL> describe dual > > Name Null? > > Type > > ----------------------------------------- -------- > > ------------------------ > > ---- > > DUMMY > > VARCHAR2(1) > > > > -- > > Alexandre > > ----- Original Message ----- > > To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 10:28 AM > > > > > RS wrote: What kinda name is dual...sounds > > > > suspicious..;) > > > > > Especially when you consider that DUAL has ONE > > > > record only :-)) > > > > > Yechiel Adar > > > Mehish > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 5:58 AM > > > > > > > While you are at it can you fix that name > > > > too...? What > > > > > > kinda name is dual...sounds suspicious..;) > > > > RS > > > > --- "Khedr, Waleed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > So did you fix it? > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 3:07 PM > > > > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Want to have a good laugh?... read on... I > > > > don't > > > > > > > think its OT :) > > > > > > > > > > A few minutes ago, my co-worker DBA was > > > > 'ordered' by > > > > > > > one of the Oracle > > > > > Duhvelopers from our 'preferred vendor' to fix > > > > the > > > > > > > DUAL table so that the > > > > > application will get a *specific* Sequence > > > > Number > > > > > > > for something. > > > > > > > > > > DBA: Why do you think DUAL is the problem? > > > > > Duhveloper: ...'cause I see the PL/SQL code > > > > that > > > > > > > says 'from dual'. > > > > > > > > > > Boy! 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