Re: dbms_scheduler.create_file_watcher

From: joel garry <joel-garry_at_home.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:47:54 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <04538baf-3ef1-45d2-9fc3-61f5e638fba1_at_v19g2000pbt.googlegroups.com>

On Oct 18, 12:46 am, "Jonathan Lewis" <jonat..._at_jlcomp.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>
> I don't have an answer to the original question since I haven't looked
> closely at file watcher - but I'm always reluctant to add an external
> component to a task that looks as if it could (or should) be handled and
> synchronised internally. That's why I learned to rethink some cron jobs as
> dbms_job and then dbms_scheduler became available - fewer dependencies.
>

I've had more fails using dbconsole to schedule backups than I ever did with custom scripts in cron. More dependencies on stupid wheelreinvention  (TZ bugs!), more parts to break (cert expiration every 6 months!), easier to pick wrong settings.

There's something to be said for the complexity of the solution being congruent with that of the problem.

jg

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