Re: PLUS80W.EXE

[Quoted] [Quoted] DA Morgan <damorgan_at_exxesolutions.com> wrote in message news:<3E84AB9A.3844554C_at_exxesolutions.com>...
> Larry wrote:
>
> > I've just had the Oracle Developer 6i installed, and now have PLUS80W
> > instead of PLUS33W ... no problem ... version upgrade. To say the
> > least, I'm not happy with the 'upgrade'. When executing a statement, I
> > don't have a 'Cancel' button. I've read on other threads to use
> > CTRL+BREAK, or 'File'/'Cancel'. All fine, but when the query is
> > executing, PLUS80W ignores all keystrokes, mouse movement commands,
> > etc. Also, if some other window is placed in front of the PLUS80W
> > window, then moved, all that is left is a big blank dialog box.
> >
> > Anyone have any ideas? Our DBA's are as dumbfounded as I, but not
> > quite as upset as they don't have to depend on SQLPLUS as much as us
> > developers.
> >
> > Thanx in advance
> >
> > Larry
>
> I have lots of ideas. The first is that your DBA ... isn't. Harsh but you
> used the word 'dumbfounded' and you asked.
>
> I don't know what you did to get and set your expectations but it sure
> wasn't the stuff I've read or the stuff I teach at the University of
> Washington.
>
> Use the SQL*Plus from the database client not the SQL*Plus that comes with
> Dev 6i.
>
> Daniel Morgan

The original message is not a knock about the DBA, it was a problem I encountered after being upgraded to PLUS80W. Ok, so dumbfounded wasn't the best word. Our DBA is as 'confused' as I as to why SQL Plus 6i doesn't work as it did in previous versions. Previous to the upgrade, when a script was ran from SQLPlus, you had a 'Cancel' button to stop the execution. Now, when executing a script, there is no 'Cancel' button, none of the other cancel method's that I've read about (CTRL-BREAK or File/Cancel) do not work as the screen is 'frozen' and won't even refresh if something should happed to pop-up on top of the window. As far as my expectations ... I've been working with Oracle products for over 6 years, and a developer (Cobol, FoxPro, DBase, Clipper, Pascal, Basic) for over 20, and with the cost of these products, I don't feel that it is too much to expect it to work at least as good as it did in a previous version. I was looking for some 'friendly' sole that may have an idea as to why it doesn't work as it used to.

Thank for you hint on trying the one from the database installation instead of from the Oracle 6i tools.

Larry Received on Tue Apr 01 2003 - 20:27:13 CEST