Re: PLUS80W.EXE

Larry wrote:

> DA Morgan <damorgan_at_exxesolutions.com> wrote in message news:<3E84AB9A.3844554C@exxesolutions.com>...
> > Larry wrote:
> >
> > > I've just had the Oracle Developer 6i installed, and now have PLUS80W
> > > instead of PLUS33W ... no problem ... version upgrade. To say the
> > > least, I'm not happy with the 'upgrade'. When executing a statement, I
> > > don't have a 'Cancel' button. I've read on other threads to use
> > > CTRL+BREAK, or 'File'/'Cancel'. All fine, but when the query is
> > > executing, PLUS80W ignores all keystrokes, mouse movement commands,
> > > etc. Also, if some other window is placed in front of the PLUS80W
> > > window, then moved, all that is left is a big blank dialog box.
> > >
> > > Anyone have any ideas? Our DBA's are as dumbfounded as I, but not
> > > quite as upset as they don't have to depend on SQLPLUS as much as us
> > > developers.
> > >
> > > Thanx in advance
> > >
> > > Larry
> >
> > I have lots of ideas. The first is that your DBA ... isn't. Harsh but you
> > used the word 'dumbfounded' and you asked.
> >
> > I don't know what you did to get and set your expectations but it sure
> > wasn't the stuff I've read or the stuff I teach at the University of
> > Washington.
> >
> > Use the SQL*Plus from the database client not the SQL*Plus that comes with
> > Dev 6i.
> >
> > Daniel Morgan
>
> The original message is not a knock about the DBA, it was a problem I
> encountered after being upgraded to PLUS80W. Ok, so dumbfounded wasn't
> the best word. Our DBA is as 'confused' as I as to why SQL Plus 6i
> doesn't work as it did in previous versions. Previous to the upgrade,
> when a script was ran from SQLPlus, you had a 'Cancel' button to stop
> the execution. Now, when executing a script, there is no 'Cancel'
> button, none of the other cancel method's that I've read about
> (CTRL-BREAK or File/Cancel) do not work as the screen is 'frozen' and
> won't even refresh if something should happed to pop-up on top of the
> window. As far as my expectations ... I've been working with Oracle
> products for over 6 years, and a developer (Cobol, FoxPro, DBase,
> Clipper, Pascal, Basic) for over 20, and with the cost of these
> products, I don't feel that it is too much to expect it to work at
> least as good as it did in a previous version. I was looking for some
> 'friendly' sole that may have an idea as to why it doesn't work as it
> used to.
>
> Thank for you hint on trying the one from the database installation
> instead of from the Oracle 6i tools.
>
> Larry

[Quoted] Your DBA should know enough to know that the cancel button doesn't cancel anything.

'Cancel' is only effective to stop a result set from writing to SQL*Plus.

Daniel Morgan Received on Tue Apr 01 2003 - 20:48:27 CEST