RE: Global names

We can't use global names here either, same reason.

it is set to false, one of the first things we do when we create a new instance.

Pat.

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Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 9:49 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

Sorry, no, I can't find it.

Maybe someone else knows?

Jared

On Wednesday 22 January 2003 21:03, Justin Cave wrote:
> At 12:07 PM 1/22/2003, Jared.Still_at_radisys.com wrote:
> > > It recently came to my attention that the DBA's where I work have
> >
> >adopted a
> >
> > > convention where the global_name of a database is the same for the
> > > production, test, and development instance of that database
(obviously,
> > > they've turned off global naming in the init.ora). They've also set
up
> >
> >the
> >
> >Oracle has stated for some time that global_names=true will be required
> >in future versions of Oracle, and recommend that that be done now.
>
> Do you happen to have a link to an Oracle document to that effect? I've
> searched tahiti and metalink, but haven't come up with anything other than
> documentation that says Oracle recommends global_names=true.
>
> > > Our DBA argues that this configuration is strongly preferred by the
> >
> >majority
> >
> > > of developers since they don't have to make any changes to their code
> >
> >when they
> >
> > > move from development to QA and to test.
> >
> >Junior developers? If the changing the database name requires code
> >changes, then
> >the duhvelopers need some remedial education.
>
> I fully agree. Unfortunately, my project can't really tell other projects
> to educate their developers.
>
> Thanks!
> Justin Cave
> Distributed Database Consulting

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