Re: OPEN_CURSORS is getting out of hand!

From: Alan MCCulloch <amccullo_at_ccu1.auckland.ac.nz>
Date: 2 Dec 1994 03:20:32 GMT
Message-ID: <3bm3q0$kk7_at_net.auckland.ac.nz>


We had that problem - it was caused by a bug in the database, resulting in cursors not being closed. Version 6, on a SUN. There was a patch that fixed it.
Its probably not the cause of your problem, but the possibility is worth bearing in mind.
To see if it is anything like this, see if you can set up a test-situation where you go into your app and back out to the same spot, then loop around again...and monitor open cursors using sqldba monitor. If its anything like this, you will see the number of open cursors at a certain point in the loop, go up each time. If its just that the app uses lots of cursors, and they are all getting closed OK, then each time you return to that point, the number of open cursors should be the same.
Hope this helps. (this problem caused me alot of grief !).

cheers
alan Received on Fri Dec 02 1994 - 04:20:32 CET

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