Return-Path: Received: from ensim.rackshack.net (root@localhost) by orafaq.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id hAIMNLU27229 for ; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 16:23:21 -0600 X-ClientAddr: 66.27.56.210 Received: from ns3.fatcity.com (rrcs-west-66-27-56-210.biz.rr.com [66.27.56.210]) by ensim.rackshack.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id hAIMNKc27223 for ; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 16:23:20 -0600 Received: from ns3.fatcity.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ns3.fatcity.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id hAIJQBlN014441 for ; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 11:27:15 -0800 Received: (from root@localhost) by ns3.fatcity.com (8.12.8/8.12.5/Submit) id hAIH0NJT017847 for oracle-l@orafaq.net; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 09:00:24 -0800 Received: by fatcity.com (05-Jun-2003/v1.0g-b73/bab) via fatcity.com id 005D70F9; Tue, 18 Nov 2003 08:59:36 -0800 Message-ID: Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 08:59:36 -0800 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L X-Comment: Oracle RDBMS Community Forum X-Sender: Yong Huang Sender: ml-errors@fatcity.com Reply-To: ORACLE-L@fatcity.com Errors-To: ML-ERRORS@fatcity.com From: Yong Huang Subject: alter database character set (Was: RE: 'internal' role and 9i) Organization: Fat City Network Services, San Diego, California X-ListServer: v1.0g, build 73; ListGuru (c) 1996-2003 Bruce A. Bergman Precedence: bulk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Gopal, Are you saying with an undocumented parameter or command, I can alter database (national) character set us7ascii even if my current (national) character set is utf8? Yong Huang --- K Gopalakrishnan wrote: > INTERNAL_USE is an keyword (to enable an undocumented feature) in ALTER > DATABASE > command. THis can be used to convert the database character set if the > existing > char set (national charset) is the superset of the db charset. You can just > run > the ALTER Database command to convert the db charset. > > > > Best Regards, > K Gopalakrishnan > > > > > -----Original Message----- > Barry Deevey > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 7:09 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > As of yet I'm unsure how the application would be affected if I rename the > role - I need to do some investigation. > > I tried this in Oracle 8 and it worked fine - It just seems to be oracle 9 > that doesn't like it. > > I've also checked v$reserved_words and INTERNAL is not listed, INTERNAL_USE > and INTERNAL_CONVERT are. As a test I created roles for INTERNAL_USE and > INTERNAL_CONVERT, hoping that it would not allow me to create them, but it > did, so I then ran the grant again and it also allowed it. > > Now I'm really confused!! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Yong Huang INET: yong321@yahoo.com Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).