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SQL*Plus Timers

SQL*Plus TIMING is a handy little utility that you can use to do a performance analysis on any commands or blocks run during a period. It is different from the SET TIMING command which is used to display timing data after each SQL command or PL/SQL block you run. Here is an example: TIMING SHOW [...]

About Oracle Press

Oracle Press is a marketing label used by McGraw Hill to market its line of Oracle books – the books are not formally written by Oracle Corporation nor are they formally tech edited by Oracle Corporation, although some employees of Oracle Corporation have used McGraw Hill as a publishing company. At least for me, for [...]

5 Interesting Things You May Have Missed On This Aug 16, 2010

Links to interesting, educational, informational, or just plain fun websites…