Re: dbms_space_admin.segment_moveblocks procedure: purpose ?

"joel garry" <joel-garry_at_home.com> a écrit dans le message de news: 1173983358.540935.132390_at_y66g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
| On Mar 14, 12:04 pm, "Michel Cadot" <micadot{at}altern{dot}org> wrote:
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| >
| > I would guess if it is not documented maybe it is because it has not
| > to be used or it works only in specific cases or it is not stable or...
| >
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| All reasonable guesses, but we need to keep in mind the docs are not
| as tightly coupled to the reality of the code base as we would like.
| Making any assumptions one way or another about the usefulness of
| anything that is not in the docs is about as logical as assuming a
| select will give data back in a particular order without an order by.
| In other words, wrong, and in a very basic way. Of course, this loose
| coupling also implies one must use some amount of skepticism about
| what _is_ in the docs, as in "trust, but verify." When the docs and
| reality don't agree, there is no way to predict which is correct - and
| even which (or either) is correct might change over time.

Docs are truth in the way that if you don't follow them and have trouble Oracle says you are wrong in the way you did it, correct that according to the docs.
And I agree bugs in docs are legion.

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| Of course, the way some people revel in using undocumented features in
| production environs is even worse. It's not only often wrong, but
| asking for trouble.

That's what I wanted to mean.

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| Nothing wrong with learning and exploring though, it should be
| encouraged in my view. How one applies such knowledge is what is
| important, distinguishing the professional from the poseur. Some
| companies base their commercial existence on using obscure features,
| which is fine as long as they have the appropriate quality control.
| FWIW, IMNSHO I don't think Oracle has appropriate quality control.
| The QC of the docs has improved noticeably over time, but it _is_ a
| tough, perhaps intractable, problem keeping them totally correct.
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| Now, in your first response you said the procedure is not public.
| Yet, anyone can look at the script that creates it. What does not
| public mean?

I never lock the door of my garden, this does not mean you are allowed to enter.

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| jg
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Regards
Michel Cadot Received on Thu Mar 15 2007 - 14:04:28 CDT