Re: New SqlPlus type utility available for download

[Various bits excerpted]

Daniel Morgan <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote:
> What is wrong with
> providing useful timing information when someone does SET
> TIMING ON?
Christopher.Jones_at_oracle.comX wrote:
> Solaris (and Windows since about 8.0 or 8.1) give a single
> elapsed time from end to end:

> Elapsed: 00:00:05.33

Daniel Morgan <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote:
> How about just something that matches the format HH:MI:SS.DD
>
> No one, outside of a few experts, has any idea what to do with something
> where any of the above except perhaps the decimals following seconds, is
> three digits in length. It is not uncommon to see 00:14:107 whatever
> that's supposed to mean.

That was a bug in SQL*Plus on Windows.

If I can put this in a friendly way - knowing you often ask for this info - it is always useful to know the platform and version under discussion.

Chris

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Christopher Jones, Oracle Corporation, Australia.