Path: news.easynews.com!easynews!cyclone2.usenetserver.com!usenetserver.com!news01.optonline.net!news02.optonline.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Robert Chin" Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server References: <9v5m3s$8er$1@testinfo.cs.uoguelph.ca> <3C169496.CD6C5F63@web.de> <9v694g02bd6@drn.newsguy.com> <701105d6.0112112218.6f075043@posting.google.com> Subject: Re: renaming a cloumn Lines: 17 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 17:48:32 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.44.231.158 X-Trace: news02.optonline.net 1008179312 24.44.231.158 (Wed, 12 Dec 2001 12:48:32 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 12:48:32 EST Organization: Optimum Online Xref: easynews comp.databases.oracle.server:127968 X-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 10:48:38 MST (news.easynews.com) Yeah, I didn't even know there're people actually doing this ! it's like the question is about a tiny spot of itchy scalp and this fella is prepping him for a brain surgery. -- Robert Chin > This is the single worst piece of advice any Oracle professional could ever give > to anyone, novice or expert. > Never, ever, update your data dictionary. You can and will hit unexpected > ora-600's and many other nice things doing such things. > > SNIP > Thomas Kyte (tkyte@us.oracle.com) http://asktom.oracle.com/