RE: raid 5 disaster

From: <Jared.Still_at_radisys.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:31:59 -0700
Message-ID: <OF93F102E5.D635C7A6-ON88256EEF.0070A030-88256EEF.0070CDCC@radisys.com>

> Mike,
>
> Explain to them that they are using a screwdriver to drive nails. They
> chose the wrong tool for the job. It is not a database issue. It is an
> application issue.
>
> That being said, show them how to spool data via a select statement
rather
> than using dbms_output. I would even convert one "report" for them and
run
> the two versions with timing turned on to show them how much faster it
is.
>

Or use a Perl script to create an excel spreadsheet ( .xls, not .csv ) with
output organized on separate worksheets. ( surprisingly easy )

Did that this morning in about an hour, the final bit of my SarbOx oracle database difference reporting app.

See, SarbOx doesn't have to be completely dull and boring. :)

Jared

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