Re: How to identify the 'current' instance

j4xprel_at_pbsrv10.isp.pacbell.com wrote:
>
> running under hp-ux, after exporting ORACLE_SID=TST, TWO_TASK=DEV and
> then logging on to sql*plus with 'sqlplus user_id_at_T:host_name:PRD' is
> there any way to query the correct current instance?
>
> thanks in advance.yes at the oerating system prompt type
echo $ORACLE_SID
gives the current instance

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