DBASupport http://dbasupport.com/ The Knowledge Center for Oracle Professionals en-us Copyright 2004 Jupitermedia Corporation 2008-05-07T20:32 lcole@jupitermedia.com Multi Table Loop http://www.dbasupport.com/oracle/ora10g/multi_table_loop.shtml This article examines how to loop through multiple tables to process the data. 2008-05-07T20:32 Programming, Perl + Oracle http://www.dbasupport.com/oracle/ora10g/perl_programming.shtml Perl is a powerful scripting language that can meet your day-to-day scripting needs as a database administrator, and if used prudently, and responsibly, as a language to build large web-based applications. Here's a quick introduction to using Perl with Oracle. 2008-05-05T15:16 Create your own reports with Oracles Snapshot Information http://www.dbasupport.com/oracle/ora10g/snapshot_reports.shtml If you are tired of running the same old Oracle AWR reports, not getting to the data quickly, or just need to write your own, then this article will get you started. 2008-05-01T14:53 Oracle Database 11g: Database Replay, Part 1 http://www.dbasupport.com/oracle/ora11g/database_replay_01.shtml This article provides a primer for using Oracle 11g Database Replay to effectively predict the performance of rapidly changing applications within increasingly fluid database environments. 2008-04-30T15:36 Oracle DBA in an Oracle Applications World http://www.dbasupport.com/oracle/ora10g/DBA_applications.shtml Steve Callan takes a look at what is behind the smoke, mirrors, and curtains of Oracle Applications. 2008-04-23T14:27 Oracle Indexing - What, Where, When? http://www.dbasupport.com/oracle/ora11g/indexing.shtml If you are new to databases, or perhaps new to Oracle, you may find the discussion on indexes and indexing strategy complicated. Don't fret. To get started it's fairly straightforward, and as long as you pay attention to the options relevant to day-to-day DBA needs, it should remain fairly simple. 2008-04-10T15:27 Recovering from Loss of All Control Files http://www.dbasupport.com/oracle/ora10g/backup_games2.shtml Follow these easy steps to restore a database when the control files have been lost. 2008-04-09T17:08 Measuring Disk I/O-Oracles ORION Tool http://www.dbasupport.com/oracle/ora10g/disk_IO_03.shtml Oracles ORION workload tool enables architects to effectively develop a workload that can mimic and stress a storage array in the same manner as planned applications with an Oracle backend database. 2008-04-03T16:52 Oracle Database 11g: SQL Plan Management, Part 3 http://www.dbasupport.com/oracle/ora11g/SQL_Plan_Management03.shtml The final article in this series illustrates how to use SPM to limit unexpected regression of existing SQL statement performance before those statements first encounter Oracle 11gs cost-based optimizer. 2008-03-28T15:21 Licensing and Auditing in Oracle http://www.dbasupport.com/oracle/ora10g/licensing.shtml Steve Callan discusses what can take place during the Oracle licensing or renewal process. 2008-03-26T16:56 Oracle: Unusable Indexes http://www.dbasupport.com/oracle/ora10g/unusable_indexes.shtml JP Vijaykumar examines what happens to an index when it becomes unusable. 2008-03-25T18:18 Remote DBA Services http://www.dbasupport.com/oracle/ora10g/RemoteDBA.shtml Remote database administration (DBA) is one of hottest trends in the market these days. Interviews with our respondents have shown that there are many aspects to utilizing remote DBA services. Read on to learn more... 2008-03-14T17:14 Create a Database Manually - When & Why? http://www.dbasupport.com/oracle/ora10g/CreateDBManually.shtml Peering into the Oracle database creation process really pulls back the curtain on the inner workings of the database, allowing us to understand all of the levers, and pieces that make up a running Oracle database. 2008-03-12T17:39 Hands-on Oracle: Backup & Recovery Games http://www.dbasupport.com/oracle/ora10g/backup_games.shtml Learn what happens within the database after the loss of a control file and test it out yourself using a flash drive. 2008-03-10T19:03 Measuring Disk I/O - A Vendor View http://www.dbasupport.com/oracle/ora10g/disk_IO_02.shtml Learn how to compare the workload of a database with the actual mechanical capabilities of individual disks. 2008-03-06T15:44