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Computer Training Excuses - No ExcuseYou wouldn't go to a doctor who had never been to medical school, or hire a lawyer who never studied law. One side-effect of a world advancing as rapidly as ours is that fields are becoming more and more specialized and narrow. People can no longer get by on general knowledge in their careers, something I found out for myself not too long ago. I'd been out of high school for two years, scraping by on my own and picking up scraps of programming as I went. I saw all of the self-taught programmers breaking into the IT industry, and I hoped to do the same. After all, IT is one of the few industries out there where being creative and a quick learner is more important than a degree.
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Which is the Easiest Programming Language? - Programming LanguagesIf you have some misconception in mind that the programming languages are easy or hard, I am afraid to say that you are mistaken. To tell you frankly about the programming languages, there is nothing such as easy or tough programming language. The only thing that you need to keep in mind while stepping into the world of programming languages is that which programming language would set your base by giving you in-depth knowledge of programming logics and the basics of programming techniques.
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Oracle XE Server 11.2.0 - Oracle XE server 11.2.0 Oracle is one of the most popular commercial databases, and it is characterized by high reliability and speed. Oracle has released a free version of their server titled Oracle Database Express Edition. The current version is called 11, which has limitations in the form of maximum memory size of 1GB and one processor, but it is completely free and can be used for smaller projects, web applications, and more.
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Entering into Programming World - Good Luck ProgrammingOnce you have learned some programming languages, you feel yourself completely prepared to enter into the programming world, and start working on the programming languages that you have learned. Many students also feel that they have learned extra things which might be helpful in their programming careers. The matter of fact is that the real world is entirely different from what you have been taught in the classrooms.
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General Oracle Tutorial - General Oracle TutorialThis tutorial is a general Oracle Tutorial and should not be confused for Oracle Certification Tutorial. It will get any beginner up and running and will be a handy too for the advanced user as well.
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Why Programmers Love the Night - Programming at night One famous saying says that programmers are machines that turn caffeine from coffee and Coca Cola into a programming code. And if you ask a programmer when does he like working the most and when is he most productive - he is probably going to say late at night or early in the morning, that is when he has the greatest energy and concentration to work.
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TW Tech Glossary - Misplaced your bible? Well here it is - Tech Glosasary! This truly took a while to complete and should be used by all from beginners to advance techies.
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Selecting the Best Computer Science Field - LaptopIf you are looking for career counseling, and are in a dilemma as which branch of computer science you should go for, this small section would hopefully help you in selecting the best option according to your nature and interest. In computer industry, there are several branches from which you can choose any one. The reason behind this is that in this industry, you can get success and/or fame only when you are skilled, and full of knowledge.
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What Programming Language To Learn - Programming LanguagesOne of the most common questions we hear from individuals hoping to enter the IT industry is, "What programming languages do I need to know?" Obviously this is a complex question, and the answer will depend on what field the questioner is going into. Many programming languages are taught during courses used to obtain a computer information science degree. However, those already in IT know that the greatest skill you can have is to be a jack-of-all-trades. A well-prepared worker can switch between computer programming jobs with only minimal training, thanks to a wide knowledge of multiple programming languages.
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What is Oracle?

Oracle is one of the most powerful database management system based on Relational Database Model, provided by Oracle Corporation along with fully integrated database application development and administration tools. It uses Structured Query Language (SQL) for database access and its own proprietary procedural language PL/SQL for application development along with Java programming support.


Tips

User Login Without Password

Sometimes, the DBA needs to log into a user's account to make a change, such as to grant a privilege on a user's table to another user, but, may not know what the user's password is, or, may need to make changes to a set of users from a script, but, doesn't want to include their passwords in the script itself. Oracle provides an undocumented "identified by values" clause in the "alter user" command that can be used for this purpose. Since the dba_users table contains the encoded password for each user, this value can be used to generate an "alter user" command to reset the user's password back to its original value. Then, from user system or another DBA user, you can alter the user's password to a known value (such as "whatever"), log into the user's account using "connect userid/whatever", make the changes that are needed, connect back to the system account, and run the generated "alter user" command to put the original password back.

The following SQL generates a password change script (setpw.sql) to set all users to a known password ("whatever"), and, another script (resetpw.sql) to set all users back to their original passwords. This would be used as part of another script to generate the password change scripts, run setpw.sql, log in and make the changes that are needed, and immediately run resetpw.sql to put the passwords back. Note that the users won't be able to log in during that time, since their passwords are not valid while you are running the script.

spool setpw.sql
select 'alter user ' || username || ' identified by whatever;' from dba_users;
spool off
spool resetpw.sql
select 'alter user ' || username || ' identified by values ''' || password || ''';'
from dba_users;
spool off

Getting Table Name and Probable Table Owner

Using the Defines Using Select tip, here is a snippet of SQL code that can be used to prompt for and get the table name from the user, as well as the probable default table owner (from the first dba_tables entry for that table name, or, if not found, using the current user's ID) which can be overridden by the user. The resulting entries are put into the tablename and tableowner variables as upper case values.

set showmode off echo off
set termout on
accept tablename char prompt 'Enter table name: '
set termout off
column tablename new_value tablename
select upper('&tablename') tablename from dual;
define tableowner = 'DUMMY'
column tableowner new_value tableowner
select owner tableowner from dba_tables
where table_name = upper('&tablename') and rownum = 1;
select username tableowner from user_users
where '&tableowner' = 'DUMMY' and rownum = 1;
set termout on
accept tableowner2 char prompt 'Enter table owner, if not &tableowner: '
set termout off
select upper(decode('&tableowner2','','&tableowner','&tableowner2'))
tableowner from dual;


Did You Know?

  • Oracle provides efficient, reliable, secure data management for high-end applications such as high volume on-line transaction processing (OLTP) and query-intensive data warehouse applications. It provides the tools and functionality to meet the demanding availability and scalability requirements required by today's mission-critical applications.

  • Oracle provides additional support for Java? - today's most popular and productive programming language by including a robust, integrated, and scalable Java VM within the server. This expands Oracle's support for Java into all tiers of applications, allowing Java programs to be deployed where they perform best, either in the client, server, or middle tier without recompiling or modifying the Java code.

  • Oracle is much more than just a simple relational data store. Oracle, having invented the relational database, continues to lead and revolutionize the database industry by introducing iFS (Internet File System) and interMedia? with Oracle8i. iFS, the Internet file system, provides the easy-to-use functionality of a file system combined with the advantages of all data, such as text and web pages, in a single server - data integration with the cost savings of a single server. InterMedia, which allows businesses to manage and access multi-media data, including image, text, audio/video, and spatial data.

  • For data warehouses, Oracle provides sophisticated summary management features to store aggregates that are commonly queried, reducing query processing significantly.

  • Oracle provides National Language Support (NLS) support which ensures that error messages, sort order, date format, and other conventions automatically adapt to the native language.








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