From oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Fri Mar 5 10:06:22 2004 Return-Path: Received: from air189.startdedicated.com (root@localhost) by orafaq.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id i25G6Mg08379 for ; Fri, 5 Mar 2004 10:06:22 -0600 X-ClientAddr: 206.53.239.180 Received: from turing.freelists.org (freelists-180.iquest.net [206.53.239.180]) by air189.startdedicated.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id i25G6Jo08366 for ; Fri, 5 Mar 2004 10:06:19 -0600 Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id E7431395326; Fri, 5 Mar 2004 10:48:56 -0500 (EST) Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list oracle-l); Fri, 05 Mar 2004 10:47:40 -0500 (EST) X-Original-To: oracle-l@freelists.org Delivered-To: oracle-l@freelists.org Received: from smtpgate.vicr.com (smtpgate.vicr.com [207.141.187.5]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 4EFC53971F0 for ; Fri, 5 Mar 2004 10:15:32 -0500 (EST) Received: from 25exch1.vicorpower.vicr.com ([172.20.20.30]) by exchgate.vicorpower.vicr.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Fri, 5 Mar 2004 10:19:40 -0500 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6249.0 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C402C5.4756480A" Subject: RE: Unusual question Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 10:19:40 -0500 Message-ID: <4001DEAF7DF9BD498B58B45051FBEA656D8239@25exch1.vicorpower.vicr.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Unusual question Thread-Index: AcQCwZRxMhM9qqEFTDy15lhr8kUWDQAA2Emg From: "Goulet, Dick" To: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Mar 2004 15:19:40.0297 (UTC) FILETIME=[47671F90:01C402C5] X-archive-position: 587 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-To: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: DGoulet@vicr.com Precedence: normal Reply-To: oracle-l@freelists.org X-list: oracle-l ------_=_NextPart_001_01C402C5.4756480A Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Keith, =20 Somewhere around here we have a western European keyboard since we = have offices in Germany & need it periodically to update data, otherwise = strange and not appreciated things happen. Our HelpDesk guys are out = looking for it since we've not needed it in some time, but I seem to = remember that the $ character was there, although I believe it was a = three key action to get to it. =20 Dick Goulet Senior Oracle DBA Oracle Certified 8i DBA=20 -----Original Message----- From: Keith Moore [mailto:kmoore7@jcpenney.com] Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 9:42 AM To: oracle-l@freelists.org Subject: Unusual question I teach Oracle certification classes at a local college and a student = asked me a question that has me stumped. We were talking about the V$ = views and he asked: How do DBA's in Germany query the views when they = don't have a $ on their keyboards? =20 Thanks. =20 Keith Moore Oracle Certified Professional 972-431-5126 kmoore7@jcpenney.com ------_=_NextPart_001_01C402C5.4756480A Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Keith,
 
    Somewhere around here we have a western = European keyboard=20 since we have offices in Germany & need it periodically to update = data,=20 otherwise strange and not appreciated things happen.  Our HelpDesk = guys are=20 out looking for it since we've not needed it in some time, but I seem to = remember that the $ character was there, although I believe it was a = three key=20 action to get to it.
 

Dick Goulet
Senior Oracle DBA
Oracle Certified = 8i=20 DBA

-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Moore=20 [mailto:kmoore7@jcpenney.com]
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 = 9:42=20 AM
To: oracle-l@freelists.org
Subject: Unusual=20 question

I teach Oracle certification classes = at a local=20 college and a student asked me a question that has me stumped. We = were=20 talking about the V$ views and he asked: How do DBA's in Germany query = the=20 views when they don't have a $ on their keyboards?
 
Thanks.
 
Keith Moore
Oracle Certified=20 Professional
972-431-5126
kmoore7@jcpenney.com
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