Re: Schema comparison tool

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On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 9:09 AM, Frank Pettinato <ecpdba97_at_yahoo.com> wrote:

> This is the best tool I have ever used for that and it's cheap!
>
> TOYS - www.impacttoys.com
>
> hth,
> Frank
>
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> *From:* Robert Freeman <robertgfreeman_at_yahoo.com>
> *To:* mary_mcneely_at_yahoo.com; oracle-l_at_freelists.org
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 6, 2008 5:26:36 PM
> *Subject:* Re: Schema comparison tool
>
> If you are running 11g you could look at the dbms_comparison PL/SQL
> package.
>
> RF
>
> Robert G. Freeman
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Mary Elizabeth McNeely <mary_mcneely_at_yahoo.com>
> To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
> Sent: Thursday, November 6, 2008 4:55:45 PM
> Subject: Schema comparison tool
>
> Good afternoon, all,
>
> I seek your opinions/experiences about tools that can compare two Oracle
> schemas (or the same schema on two databases) and make a report of the
> differences. Ideally, it would also create the SQL needed to resolve those
> differences: create indexes (or indices, if you will), add columns, recreate
> views, etc.
>
> I know TOAD has such a tool, but it's proven ineffective for us, as it
> generates many false positives, especially when one schema is an imported
> copy of the other - that makes for subtle capitalization/double quote
> differences in stored SQL, plus other troubles. Physical clones don't have
> these differences, but we mainly want to compare imported schemas for
> divergence from their parent schemas.
>
> Thanks in advance for whatever advice you have to offer.
>
> Kind regards,
> Mary Elizabeth McNeely
> Purveyor of Trouble
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