Re: tracing

Look into the server packages dbms_trace, dbms_profile, dbms_debug. May be of use to you. these are recent in 8i for sever side pl/sql.

Pete Finnigan

www.pentest-limited.com

In article <9kdf8q$9df$1_at_ctb-nnrp2.saix.net>, Billy Verreynne <vslabs_at_onwe.co.za> writes
>"Eggie" <eggie_at_nospam.com> wrote
>
>> thanks but can I download designer or so?
>
>There used to be trial versions of Developer 2000 available. Best is to wander
>over to the downloads link at www.oracle.com and take a look.
>
>> If Oracle (yes, uncle Ellison! Bill is not so bad as you say...) would have
>> made a trace utility including p/sql I would have saved 8 hours of work...
>> 'Possibly' others too...
>
>To be fair - a product is a product is a product. Oracle Server is just that. A
>database server product. Not a programming/development tool product. Oracle
>Developer 2000 is a product specifically for Oracle developers. And this
>includes an PL/SQL development tool, that comes with an IDE and integrated
>debugger.
>
>It is up to you to use the right tool for the job. Expecting Oracle Server to
>include a client side integrated PL/SQL debugger simply does not sound right. I
>rather want the Oracle Server product range to focus on what it is suppose to be
>in the first place - a high end, robust and scaleable database server.
>Development issues should be the focus of the development tools.
>
>BTW, these days my PL/SQL development tools are Windows Notepad and SQL*Plus...
>:-)
>
>--
>Billy
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Pete Finnigan