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Dear colleagues,
Are there any SQL*Plus commands in 7.3 that are not anymore supported in
9iR2 / 10g?

Hello all;
I am using variable length comma separated values data files with SQL
Loader into Ora 8.1.5.  I have been reading the documentation on how
to load data from one csv record into two (or more) tables, and the

Hi, all;
My question is whether you can upload your forms/reports to the
database and then have a shortcut on your desktop (windows) that
connects to the database and then gets the form it needs from the

 i have the following problem :
 i've created ( and generated ) a .pll file.
 i've created a form and i attached my pll to that form ( removing the
path )

We are looking for beta-testers for our new product - Scribe Report
Generator. At this moment, Scribe supports 6 relational databases, including
Oracle, MS SQL Server 2000, and Sybase.
Very briefly: Scribe is written in Java, is based on visual programming and

Hi'
Due to changes in our app. we wan't to setup 2 rep-servers, with their
own Tnsnames added, running on the same Appserver. This works fine !
Now the problem is the cgicmd.dat file. I thought I could have one for

Please can any body suggest to me any good oracle book to get started as a
beginner. However, I have been working  with SQL Server 2000 for the past
three years and want to begin to learn Oracle PL/SQL - seen it is now
predominantly more requested

Does anyone know where I can find any syntax guides and code examples other
than those on OTN ?
Seems to be very little available, certainly nothing in depth.
Any help  appreciated.

Firstly, I am total dodo when it comes to Designer and i have just
started out scratching the surface of this 'my where did i land' apps!
Someone decided to change a till now less used Client application
coded in Designer 2000  and....  here i am!

A Q from a newbee on oracle here.
I do have access to the tool SQL*plus today, the disadvantage there is that
I only have one pane/window where my
Questions and Answers are seen, I have seen a tool that you have two panes /

Is there any way in Oracle Reports 2.5 that I can add a combobox and
populate it in a parameter form ?
In other words, with Oracle Reports 6i, can I have controls like combo
boxes, radio buttons on my parameter forms ?

I am currently running an Oracle 8.0.5 Database about 1.2 GigaBytes in
size on a Novell 5.1 server.
1) I want to migrate to a Linux Red Hat 8 Server (I know that I have
to upgrade to Linus Red Hat Enterprise 3 (ES)) No questions about

I am having issues with Oracle Forms/Reports 6i with Windows XP.
I have session issues as well as printing reports problems.
I have heard that Windows XP is not a certificed operating system with
Oracle Forms/Reports 6i. Can anyone confirm this to me ?

I have a 44 forms application with 7 reports. I have forms calling
forms in a 3 level cascade. I also have forms calling reports and
forms callings stand alone forms applications.
My application is developed under Oracle Forms/Reports 6i.

I'm an end user of an Oracle database containing publication
information.  I need to take the raw data and create a report using the
standard bibliographic format, i.e.;
   Gao, Michael E., Peter L. Fromm, and Paul Guille. "Observations from