RE: what's wrong with this...DBMS_SQL

Parse
doesn't execute DDL in oracle 7.  The parse call uses 'dbms_sql.v7' so I would guess that even if the d/b is 8 it will use the 7 semantics.
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David
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  size=2>-----Original Message-----From: Igor Neyman   [mailto:ineyman_at_perceptron.com]Sent: 12 June 2001   14:31To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject:   Re: what's wrong with this...DBMS_SQL
  Lisa,
   
  You don't need DBMS_SQL.EXECUTE, when running other then DML   statements.  DBMS_SQL.PARSE is enough.    
  Igor Neyman, OCP DBAPerceptron, Inc.(734)414-4627<A   href="mailto:ineyman_at_perceptron.com">ineyman_at_perceptron.com    

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    Surendra, you need to execute
    it.  Look at the spec of dbms_sql (I want to say it's     dbms_sql.execute()).  Either that or use EXECUTE IMMEDIATE.     Lisa Koivu <FONT
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      face=Arial size=1>From:   <FONT face=Arial 
      size=1>Tirumala, Surendra [SMTP:Surendra.Tirumala_at_am.sony.com] 
      Sent:   <FONT 
      face=Arial size=1>Monday, June 11, 2001 4:55 PM <FONT 
      face=Arial size=1>To:     <FONT face=Arial 
      size=1>Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <FONT face=Arial 
      size=1>Subject:        <FONT 
      face=Arial size=1>what's wrong with this...DBMS_SQL 
      Hi List, 
      As the part of developing hot backup strategy, 
      I am testing the following piece of 
      code to take care of arch files to be 
      made avaialable along with backup set. 
      ===================== <FONT 
      face=Arial size=2>SQL> create or replace procedure log_switch as 
        2  cursor1 integer; 
        3  begin <FONT 
      face=Arial size=2>  4  cur1 := dbms_sql.open_cursor; 
        5  dbms_sql.parse(cur1,'ALTER 
      SYSTEM SWITCH LOGFILE', dbms_sql.v7); <FONT face=Arial 
      size=2>  6  dbms_sql.close_cursor(cur1); <FONT 
      face=Arial size=2>  7  end; <FONT face=Arial 
      size=2>  8  / 
      Procedure created. 
      SQL> execute log_switch; 
      PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.  
      
      ====================== 
      But, I have observed several times that the 
      above code is not forcing a log <FONT face=Arial 
      size=2>switch. FYI, I want to track the 
      sequence# of logfiles before and after the hot <FONT face=Arial 
      size=2>backup, so that I can backup the 
      files in that range. 
      Am I properly using the DBMS_SQL? 
      Any help is highly appreciated 
      TIA, <FONT face=Arial 
      size=2>Suren Oracle DBA 
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