Re: No HELP available

From: Vitalij Serdakovskij <wit_at_iptelecom.net.ua>
Date: 2000/03/22
Message-ID: <953730528.262108@ipt2.iptelecom.net.ua>#1/1

It isn't true.
In my 8.0.5 site (Linux) I can get help about sql select, pl/sql select into and sql*plus accept from sqlplus. At same time my Windows SQL*Plus doesn't help me. But I can issue
SELECT INFO FROM SYSTEM.HELP WHERE UPPER(TOPIC) LIKE &1 ORDER BY TOPIC,SEQ; and get what I need anyway.
Good luck!

> In version 8 and up, the help command nolonger contains SQL or PLSQL
> information. It only covers sqlplus commands. You might try the SQL
> Language Reference manual.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> > Using Oracle 8i, with the HELP table filled via the default script
> > (helpins):
> >
> > SQL> help select
> > SP2-0172: No HELP available.
> >
> > And yet:
> >
> > SQL> help accept
> >
> > ACCEPT
> > ------
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > How do I get the SQL help loaded, like we used to have with Oracle7?
> >
> > --
> > The wheel is turning but the hamster is dead.
> > Craig Kelley -- kellcrai_at_isu.edu
> > http://www.isu.edu/~kellcrai finger ink@inconnu.isu.edu for PGP block
> >
> >
>
>
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Received on Wed Mar 22 2000 - 00:00:00 CST