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Re: Get database name in OCI or Transact-SQL

From: Michael Chen <michaelc7_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 16:45:16 GMT
Message-ID: <wikm9.2949$OB5.256762@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net>


Jim,

I meant to say PL/SQL. However, your suggestion doesn't help me. All V$ views are only accessible to SYS and SYSDBA logins. I need a way to get the database name after the OCI program login as a generic user, like scott/tiger. Any idea?

If I were to use MS SQL Server, I can do a "select db_name()" to get the default database associated with my account. I need to do the same in OCI, otherwise all the database attributes are not accessible.

Thank you

--Michael

"Jim Kennedy" <kennedy-family_at_attbi.com> wrote in message news:uH6m9.469950$kp.1327430_at_rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net...
> I don't know how using Transact SQL would work with an Oracle database.
> Transact-sql is a MS SQLServer thing.
> You could get the information from a v$table in the database. Look in the
> Oracle Reference guide.
> Jim
> "Michael Chen" <michaelc7_at_earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:Q61m9.1053$OB5.100694_at_newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
> > Hello,
> >
> > In Oracle 8i, function OCIDescribeAny can return OCI_PTYPE_DATABASE type
> > information such as OCI_ATTR_CURSOR_COMMIT_BEHAVIOR and
> > OCI_ATTR_LIST_SCHEMAS. To get the handle from OCIDescribeAny for a
> > database, you need to pass the database name:
> >
> >
> >
>

http://download-west.oracle.com/otndoc/oracle9i/901_doc/appdev.901/a89857/oc
> > i15r32.htm
> > also
> >
> >
>

http://download-west.oracle.com/otndoc/oracle9i/901_doc/appdev.901/a89857/oc
> > i06des.htm#444119
> >
> > The problem is my OCI connection may not have prior knowledge of the
> > database name. What is passed to function OCIServerAttach may be just
the
> > TNS alias name defined in tnsnames.ora. Is there any way in OCI or
> > Transact-SQL for me to get the database name after the connection is
> > established?
> >
> > Thank for your help.
> >
> > --Michael
Received on Tue Oct 01 2002 - 11:45:16 CDT

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