Re: PLUS80W.EXE

DA Morgan <damorgan_at_exxesolutions.com> wrote in message news:<3E89DEFA.71324F2A_at_exxesolutions.com>...
> Larry wrote:
>
> > DA Morgan <damorgan_at_exxesolutions.com> wrote in message news:<3E84AB9A.3844554C@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
>
> Your DBA should know enough to know that the cancel button doesn't cancel anything.
>
> 'Cancel' is only effective to stop a result set from writing to SQL*Plus.
>
> Daniel Morgan

Please keep the DBA out of the picture. The DBA was only mentioned because they were as 'dumbfounded' as I as to why Oracle would release a new products and actually downgrade the functionality. If you have a problem with 'dumpfounded', please use your dictionary - 'curious' happens to be the defination.

If you had used PLUS33W, you would know that <cancel> terminates the query. It may take a few moments to 'rollback' anything that is has done and release the resource, so it could appear that the query is still running, but the query itself has terminated.

[Quoted] [Quoted] The SQLPLUS application on the database can be used, but then it would [Quoted] require moving all scripts to the Unix environment as it cannot access [Quoted] our NT Network, so this is not a viable option

By your responses, I can tell that you are well versed in understanding Oracle theory. Received on Thu Apr 03 2003 - 19:50:47 CEST