Re: desperate, need oracle help!

I really cant give many details.
[Quoted] The db is running on linux (which? unknown) The fields (4 to 6 of them) are text and/or date not sure what version of the server
hardly any tools at my disposal (cept Discoverer but i doubt its much help here). can I download any?
whether I 'fess up or I get caught doing this I'm pretty much in the same basket, so even the slightest change of success would be worth it.

"IAC" <"an"underscore"user"_at_"lycos"dot"com"> wrote in message news:ubgpph8un1hqc2_at_corp.supernews.com...
> To all kind souls:
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> I already realize that this is a plea that is likely to anger several
of
> the posters here, but you can rest assured that it is only due to a case
of
> extreme desperation that I even would ask such a thing.
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> I am not a db administrator. I am not an oracle genius. I am not a
hacker,
> as you will soon see. I am a research assistant in the youth of his
career
> who has committed an error of such magnitude that said career might soon
be
> finished for good. The only way to salvage any of it would be to alter,
> undetected, several fields in an Oracle 8i database. The problem is that
I
> have no insert or update privileges on this db, only select. (indeed, that
> is all I would have needed had I paid slightly more attention to detail).
> Therefore, my plea to the community is for any assistance in modifying
this
> db using only the tools available to me (which consist of little more than
> Discoverer). I am familiar with most topics and can quickly learn
advanced
> concepts so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, even if they may
> seem over my head.
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> If you prefer, replies can be sent directly by email:
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> 'an' underscore 'user' at 'lycos' dot 'com'
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> Thank you for your time, I am at your mercy.
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> IAC
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> p.s. I am aware of the angry, and righteous responses this will generate.
I
> suppose I deserve them, so don't hold back
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> "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers."
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> Blanche DuBois - A Streetcar Named Desire
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Received on Sat Apr 13 2002 - 19:58:41 CEST