Re: sys.v_$parameter

2001-06-11 Thread Vladimir Begun
On Jun 11, 2001 at 12:25:22AM, Greg Moore wrote: Why would someone write a SQL*Plus script against sys.v_$parameter when you want to find the value of an init parm, when instead you could code against v$parameter? In fact you'll get the same result. v$parameter is a synonym for v_$parameter:

Re: sys.v_$parameter

2001-06-11 Thread Connor McDonald
If you're obsessive about performance - its avoiding the synonym lookup I suppose.. Cheers Connor --- Greg Moore [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why would someone write a SQL*Plus script against sys.v_$parameter when you want to find the value of an init parm, when instead you could code against

Re: sys.v_$parameter

2001-06-11 Thread Mogens Nørgaard
What's more interesting is of course a query against v$fixed_view_definition to show how v$parameter (or v_$parameter) is defined. This will point you to x$ksppi and other x$-tables where you can also see the un-documented parameters (those starting with an _). Greg Moore wrote: Why would

Re: Re: sys.v_$parameter

2001-06-11 Thread sfaroult
There is only one case when you should use V_$something instead of V$SOMETHING, which is when connected as SYS (or INTERNAL) to grant SELECT to a user who needs to create a stored procedure or view involving the said V$something. As Vladimir said, V$xxx is a synonym for V_$xxx, which is a

RE: sys.v_$parameter

2001-06-11 Thread Mark Leith
To bypass the view? Is it in a huge script? Could be to glean every bit of performance from the script.. Mark -Original Message- Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 09:25 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Why would someone write a SQL*Plus script against sys.v_$parameter when you want

Re: sys.v_$parameter

2001-06-11 Thread Jon Walthour
] Organization: Fat City Network Services, San Diego, California Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 06:25:50 -0800 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: sys.v_$parameter To bypass the view? Is it in a huge script? Could be to glean every bit