Hey Ron! My guess is that the Dev has "Show ROWID in data grids" checked in the TOAD options, probably in "Data Grids - Data" if your version of TOAD is recent.
Take care of them fine VMS boxes... :) HTH! GL! Rich Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech International, Sussex, WI USA > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron Rogers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 11:34 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: strange SQL with TOAD > > > List, > We use TOAD as one of our database tools and I was viewing > some of the > SQL statements that were processed and I can't explain the "why" the > statement is the way it is. > The developer wrote "Select to_char(sysdate,'mm-dd-yyyy') from dual;" > in a VB application. > We use the Oracle and MS ODBC drivers to connect to the database. > > What I saw as the SQL statement: "select > ROWID,to_char(sysdate,'mm-dd-yyyy') from dual where ROWID = :v1" > Where did the select ROWID come from? > In other statements where the select written is "Select > table.* ..." I > see "Select table.ROWID, table.*..." Again, where does the ROWID come > from? > Is it a VB,/+ODBC thing that I should not be concerned with? > > Any links to the info would be helpfull in understanding the query. > Thanks, > Ron > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Jesse, Rich INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
