Re: A better SQL*Plus -- what features should it have?

From: Matthias Rogel <rogel_at_web.de>
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2002 17:31:45 +0100
Message-ID: <aqe4hh$8jg6l$1_at_ID-86071.news.dfncis.de>


toolsguy wrote:
> I am developing a "better SQL*Plus". What features do you expect from a
> better SQL*Plus?
>
> Up-arrow to bring back commands from history is an obvious feature that
> is sorely missing in SQL*Plus. What else?
>
avoid using tnsnames.ora

[Quoted] i think it is undocumented but it worked from oracle 7 on (even earlier ?? - since SQL*Net 2 - i don't know exactly) that u don't need a tnsnames.ora
instead using the alias specified there u can use the right hand-side of it in a (single line) string

mr Received on Thu Nov 07 2002 - 17:31:45 CET

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