SQL & PL/SQL
Submitted by Kevin Meade on Tue, 2008-09-02 19:58
Recently I have noticed there has been considerable talk on the WEB about date logic; in particular talk about overlapping date ranges and how to detect them. I can't say why there is such an interest, but some people have turned to an undocumented feature (a function called OVERLAPS) to solve their problems. This article will describe date overlap, and show equivelant SQL that will allow you to avoid using this undocumented feature which as always is a good idea, because undocumented features in Oracle have propensity to change and/or disappear unexpectedly leaving those who foolishly realied upon them in unanticipated trouble after an upgrade.
Submitted by harrysmall3 on Tue, 2008-08-26 07:50
This Blog is to be serve as a compilation of my research in preparation for a paper on
The extreme performance issues with PL/SQL String Functions and how to circumvent their usage using Straight SQL. The Object Oriented approach allows SQL to be virtually executed against "Anything" not just tables - data fields, variables, even a single character!
Submitted by dwarak.k on Thu, 2008-06-26 01:48
A relational database does not store data in a hierarchical way. Then how do I get the data in a hierarchical manner? Here we get to know about how to use the hierarchical querying feature which Oracle has given. This article talks about how you can interpret the hierarchical query conceptually and build hierarchical queries catering your needs.
Using hierarchical queries, you can retrieve records from a table by their natural relationship. Be it a family tree or a employee/manager tree or what ever.
Submitted by Ahysanali M. Ka... on Tue, 2008-06-10 09:45
A few days ago, somebody asked if it is possible to write a Calendar in a single SQL statement.
Here you go...
SELECT LPAD( MONTH, 20-(20-LENGTH(MONTH))/2 ) MONTH,"Sun", "Mon", "Tue",
"Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat"
FROM (SELECT TO_CHAR(dt,'fmMonthfm YYYY') MONTH,TO_CHAR(dt+1,'iw') week,
MAX(DECODE(TO_CHAR(dt,'d'),'1',LPAD(TO_CHAR(dt,'fmdd'),2))) "Sun",
MAX(DECODE(TO_CHAR(dt,'d'),'2',LPAD(TO_CHAR(dt,'fmdd'),2))) "Mon",
MAX(DECODE(TO_CHAR(dt,'d'),'3',LPAD(TO_CHAR(dt,'fmdd'),2))) "Tue",
MAX(DECODE(TO_CHAR(dt,'d'),'4',LPAD(TO_CHAR(dt,'fmdd'),2))) "Wed",
Submitted by mshehadeh on Mon, 2008-05-19 08:18
Some times you need to disable user constraints before doing the import for some user,
for this reason i created a procedure that can be used to disable the constraints before the import,and than use it again to enable the constraints after doing the import,and also this procedure can be used to drop user constraints when needed.
Submitted by Kevin Meade on Mon, 2008-05-05 11:32
In a previous article I talked about using Natural Oracle Features to get XML data out of an Oracle database, and put data into an Oracle database, without actually having to learn a lot about XML related technologies. Still, there are many who continue to resist using OBJECTS, COLLECTIONS, and INSTEAD-OF-TRIGGERS in their daily work with the Oracle RDBMS. Since the biggest hurdle with XML seems to be parsing it into its component data elements, here is a more programming oriented approach to parsing XML data inside Oracle that should make this crowd happy.
Submitted by rleishman on Tue, 2008-02-19 20:29
I was at the supermarket the other day waiting my turn at the checkout behind another guy. The checkout-chick (I'm sure there is a more PC term, I just don't know what it is) just finished scanning his groceries and he asked her to wait until his wife returned with a few last-minute items. I've done it before, so steam didn't start coming out of my ears - yet. Fifteen seconds later she ran up - sorry, sorry - and checked out the last few items, so I wasn't really inconvenienced.
Submitted by gojko on Thu, 2007-12-20 01:29
I have started compiling a list of Oracle PL/SQL and SQL bad practices, with the intention of producing a comprehensive catalogue of common programming errors, that can be used as a check-list for code reviews or given to junior developers so that they can learn from the mistakes of others.
For each bad practice, I provided a list of symptoms in the code, an explanation why it causes problems and a list of preferred solutions. I have also listed exceptions to the rules, when they exist.
Submitted by Kevin Meade on Thu, 2007-10-11 10:58
I have been asked several times recently, how to create "dynamic" views such that a view can be created using "variables". Now I see this question asked on the OraFaq message board, so I thought maybe this is worth posting as an article, so here it is. My answer comes in the form of an Email reply to a friend (why bother to rewrite a prefectly good answer). Please feel free to abuse my answer if you think it deficient, but you better be posting your own alternatives if you do so.
Submitted by Kevin Meade on Sun, 2007-09-09 13:48
In short an Autonomous Transaction lets a job, commit some data to the database as an ON-THE-SIDE event, without committing data in the MAIN-EVENT. Sounds useful and it can be. But the Autonomous Transaction can also be dangerous. An Autonomous Transaction is kind of like a teenage daughter (I have two) "Oh DAD! You just don't understand me". A lack of understanding is a foundation for trouble. Maybe we can’t understand our teenagers, but we can understand Autonomous Transactions a little better.
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