Ars Technica

Oracle SQL query for a substring

I have a column of data with values resembling this: HL7_Result_for_Message_ID_123Q324343.hl7 I need to grab that ID number (in bold), the challenge being that it can be any and all lengths. I have ...
ZDNet

Configuring your Oracle9i database for materialized views

In order to use materialized views, the Oracle DBA must set special initialization parameters and grant special authority to the users of materialized views. You ...
Ars Technica

Oracle SQL query date problem...

Hi<BR><BR>I am try to compare a VARCHAR field that stores a date as:<BR><pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> to_char(DateTimeField, 'MM-DD-YYYY') <> to_char(to_date ...
Simon Fraser University

SQL Procedure Pass-Through Facility: ORACLE Specifics

For a complete description of the PROC SQL statements, see SQL Procedure Pass-Through Facility Statements. CONNECT statement, see The following section describes the ORACLE-specific arguments that you ...
T&D

Oracle SQL Developer Migration Workbench Eases Move to Oracle Database 11g

Oracle has announced the general availability of Oracle SQL Developer Release 1.2 that features new capabilities to ease the migration and consolidation of third-party databases onto Oracle Database ...