Re: Oracle doubts

On 17 ago, 08:15, mplp..._at_yahoo.com wrote:
> I would like to know 2 things regarding oracle.
>
> 1)Does Oracle PL/SQL now support the returning of a recordset to the
> business tier by just using a single 'SELECT ColNameList FROM
> tablename', or still I have to use the cumbersome method of declaring
> a ref cursor etc.?
> If it has not been implemented by Oracle, is there any particular
> reason as to not to implement this, I bet the reason would be to allow
> performance enhancements ,but wouldnt it be nice if Oracle provide
> both implementations and then give a statuatory warning or so.
>
> 2)Is there any GUI tool(similar to SQL Server Profiler) provided by
> Oracle other than 3rd party tools? I specify that its a GUI tool.
>
> Thanks,
> MPL
Lot of SQLServer background I guess! ;-)

1. No. But It's not 'cumbersome', it's simply different.
2. SQLDeveloper (free).

HTH Cheers.

Carlos. Received on Fri Aug 17 2007 - 08:22:03 CEST