Paul, Um, would it be possible to get a copy of that "book"?
I just save all the really good messages on this list in my inbox. And the email addresses of all the people I know who are really good. The interview for this job, I knew I was doing well when the person interviewing me (it was obvious he was asking about the problems he was having on his current system) started saying "wait, I should be writing this all down" Rachel --- "Sherman, Paul R." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For what it's worth: > > I have maintained an Oracle/UNIX/Oracle Apps 'how to' two-column word > table > document for years and years and... If I ever have to go to another > job > interview, my gut feeling is that I should take this 'book' with me, > as I > too, need help remembering the syntax (just wait until you are over > 50). > When called for, I save an object into the table row in question (a > description of the issue/subject goes into the 1st column) that may > include > screenshots along with the full explanation. The book is now many > pages > long, so it helps to have a fast PC. > > And here's the best part: some of the better stuff from the 'list' > has made > its way into the book, with the originator's name. So, if you ever > find > yourself interviewing someone, who, when asked a question, refers to > his > laptop, saying, "just a second, I know that one", chances are very > good that > its me. Have mercy. And now that I think about it, perhaps not such a > bad > idea to say, "oh yeah, and I got that information from Rachael, or > Tom, or > Dick, etc., or Jared (better mention him, eh?). > > Thank you, > > Paul Sherman > DBA Elcom, Inc. > voice - 781-501-4143 (direct #) > fax - 781-278-8341 (secure) > email - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 3:15 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > OH MY GOD, someone remembers what I said? thank goodness it worked. > > I've learned that my first, panicked reaction is almost invariably, > if > not wrong, certainly not the best way to fix something. Taking time > to > THINK instead of jumping in and mucking about is usually best. > > you can now see how bad *my* memory is, I can't remember what that > magic command was :) Was it the alter datafile out of backup mode > one? > > (see, I NEVER remember the exact SQL statement, I always hit the > reference manual for syntax. There is limited storage space in my > brain, if I memorize syntax I have to forget something else... like > how > to think logically) > > > > --- "Baker, Barbara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hmmmmm. > > these are almost verbatim the instructions I got from Rachel > > Charmichael > > after we lost a disk drive and I'd been trying to recover a > database > > for > > nearly 20 hours. (That was immediately before she steered me > towards > > the > > magic command that recovered the database.) > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > > Question: You have a database crash at 6AM, what do you do. > > > Answer: Get a cup of coffee first, then look in recovery > > manual. > > > > > > We hired the guy, he's still here 2 years later and just recently > > got his > > > OCP. > > > > > > Dick Goulet > > > > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > -- > > Author: Baker, Barbara > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing > > Lists > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). 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