Oracle SQL Plus The Definitive Guide- P53 potx

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ALL views (continued)
ALL_SYNONYMS view, 192, 218
ALL_TAB_COLUMNS view, 184-186, 193
ALL_TABLES view, 177, 182-184, 193
ALL_TAB_PRIVS view, 192, 222
ALL_TRIGGER_COLS view, 191, 214
ALL_TRIGGERS view, 190, 214
ALL_USERS view, 176
allocating cursors, 260
ALL_ROWS hint, 302
ALTER DATABASE command archive log mode, 346-348, 351
ALTER SESSION command, formatting dates, 107
ALTER USER command, changing password with, 27
ampersand (&)
&& with substitution variables, 128-132
changing for variable substitution, 151
escaping, 147-148
marking variables, 124
prompting for variable values, 124
ANALYZE_TABLE.SQL (example), 257, 259-262
AND_EQUAL hint, 303-304
AND-EQUAL operation (EXPLAIN PLAN), 289
ANSI/ISO SQL92 syntax conformance checks, 409
A[PPEND] command, 42, 45, 428
APPEND hint, 307
APP[END] parameter
COPY command, 436
SAVE command, 55-56, 457
STORE command, 464

APPI[NFO] setting, 404-405
application queries, testing, 242
application security (see security)
ARCH process, 340
starting, 348
archive destination value, 340, 349
archive information, viewing, 339, 416
ARCHIVE LOG command, 339, 348, 428
archive log mode
turning off, 351
turning on, 346-348
ARCHIVELOG parameter (ALTER DATABASE), 347
archiving databases, 345-351
ARRAY[SIZE] setting, 405
AS keyword (CONNECT command), 31, 328, 442
asterisk (*)
identifying errors in SQL statements, 52
line editing keyword, 43, 48, 443, 448
at sign (@)
@ command, 62, 425
@@ command, 426
ATTRIBUTE command, 112-115, 429
AUFI (Advanced User Friendly Interface), 7
authentication, 19
connecting using, 25
AUTO[COMMIT] setting, 406
AUTOEXEC.BAT file. loading with GET, 57
Automatic archival value, 340, 349
AUTOP[RINT] setting, 386
autorecovery, 354, 416

AUTORECOVERY setting, 354, 416
AUTOT[RACE] setting, 292-297, 415
AVG parameter (COMPUTE command), 98, 440
AVG_DATA_BLOCKS_PER_KEY column (ALL_INDEXES), 189
AVG_LEAF_BLOCKS_PER_KEY column (ALL_INDEXES), 189
AVG_ROW_LEN column (ALL_TABLES), 184
AVG_SPACE column (ALL_TABLES), 184
AVG_SPACE_FREELIST_BLOCKS column (ALL_TABLES), 184
B.
BACKED_UP column (ALL_TABLES), 183
backing up databases, 340-345
cold backups, 341-343
hot backups, 343-345
RMAN (Recovery Manager), 355
backslash (\) as escape character, 147-148
BAD column (ALL_CONSTRAINTS), 187
BIN directory, 63
bind variables, 228-243
declaring, 229, 467
displaying contents of, 233-238
how to use, 238-243
printing contents automatically, 386
substitution variables with, 230-233
BITMAP operation (EXPLAIN PLAN), 289

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blank lines in reports, 73, 379
blank lines in SQL statements, 398

BLD_DB.SQL script file, 15
BLEVEL column (ALL_INDEXES), 189
BLOCKS column (ALL_TABLES), 183
blocks, PL/SQL, 36
executing, 36-39
execution error handling, 271-274, 468
output from execution, 37, 390
syntax for, 38
terminators for, 396
timing execution (see timers)
BLO[CKTERMINATOR] setting, 396
BOLD parameter
BTITLE command, 78, 433
REPHEADER, REPFOOTER commands, 109, 453, 455
BTITLE command, 75, 466
BOTH parameter (SET SHOWMODE), 392
branching, 243-254
multilevel file structure for, 248-250
PL/SQL for, 252-254
scripting languages for, 254
simulating with REFCURSOR datatype, 245-248
simulating with WHERE clause, 244-245
SQL writing SQL, 250-252
BRE[AK] command, 86, 88-89, 431
grand totals in reports, 102
BRE[AKS] parameter (CLEAR), 435
BTI[TLE] command, 76-79, 432
adding date to footers, 108
BTI[TLE] parameter (SHOW), 419, 459
buffer, output, 37

BUFF[ER] parameter (CLEAR), 42, 435
BUF[FER] setting, 396
buffer, SQL, 35, 40, 397
adding statements to, 43
editing with text editor, 57-60, 445
executing statements in, 51-54
line editing, 40-51
adding text to lines, 45
deleting lines, 48
inserting lines, 49-51
search-and-replace, 46-47
viewing buffer contents, 43-45
saving and retrieving, 54-57
BUFFER_POOL column
ALL_INDEXES view, 190
ALL_TABLES view, 184
buffers
allowing operating system output buffers, 409
switching, 396
C
C (CHANGE) command, 42, 46-47, 434
CACHE column (ALL_TABLES), 184
CACHE hint, 307
case (capitalization)
conversions, 195, 249
converting for server transmission, 399
displaying in output, 380
CE[NTER] parameter
BTITLE command, 77, 433
REPHEADER. REPFOOTER commands, 109, 453, 455

TITTLE command, 75, 466
CHAIN_CNT column (ALL_TABLES), 184
C[HANGE] command, 42, 46-47, 434
CHAR datatype, 170, 229, 467
CHAR parameter (ACCEPT command), 133
character sets
shift-insensitive, 380
specifying, 365
character strings (see strings)
CHARACTER_SET_NAME column (ALL_TAB_COLUMNS), 186
CHECK constrains, 201
checking syntax conformance, 409
CHOOSE hint, 302
CL[EAR] command, 42, 99, 283, 435
CLE[AR] parameter
ATTRIBUTE command, 114, 430
COLUMN command, 69, 438
CLOB datatype, 230, 468
printing, 235-236
CLOSE_CURSOR procedure (DMBS_SQL), 261
CLOSECUR[SOR] setting, 407
CLUSTER hint, 303
CLUSTERING_FACTOR column (ALL_INDEXES), 189
CLUSTER_NAME column (ALL_TABLES), 183

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CMDS[EP] setting, 397
COL clause

BTITLE command, 77, 433
REPHEADER, REPFOOTER commands, 109, 453, 455
TTITLE command, 74, 465
cold database backups, 341-343
COLSEP setting, 161, 369
COL[UMN] command, 68-73, 437
fixed-width data, creating, 160
format specifications with, 470, 473
formatting PRINT command output, 234
user variables, 93
COLUMN_ID column (ALL_TAB_COLUMNS), 185
COLUMN_LENGTH column (ALL_IND_COLUMNS), 190
COLUMN_LIST column (ALL_TRIGGER_COLS), 192
COLUMN_NAME column
ALL_COL_PRIVS view, 193
ALL_CONS_COLUMNS view, 187
ALL_IND_COLUMNS view, 190
ALL_TAB_COLUMNS view, 185
ALL_TRIGGER_COLS view, 192
COLUMN_POSITION column (ALL_IND_COLUMNS), 190
column separator (fixed-width files), 161, 369
COLUMN_USAGE column (ALL_TRIGGER_COLS). 192
columns in fixed-width datafiles, 156, 160-162
SQL*Loader control for, 170
columns in reports
formatting, 68-73
headings for, 71, 372
line break characters, 372
underline characters, 383
object types for, 111-115

suppressing duplicate values, 89
columns, index
ALL_IND_COLUMNS view, 190, 207
improving performance, 299
COL[UMNS] parameter (CLEAR), 435
columns, table
ALL_CONS_COLUMNS view, 187, 200
ALL_TAB_COLUMNS, 193
ALL_TAB_COLUMNS view, 184-186
listing definitions, 30, 195-200
referenced in triggers, 191, 214
update privileges to, 193, 222
width for number display, 376
comma-delimited files, 156, 159-160
SQL*Loader control file for, 169
command filename extension, default, 403
command prompt, customizing, 392-393
line numbers in, 400
multiline statements, 400
command-line options, 24-26
command-line version of SQL*Plus, 18
starting, 23-24
commands, SQL (see SQL)
commands, SQL*Plus
basic (list), 26-33
disabling, 318-320
echoing to display, 138
suppressing, 138, 387
errors in, inability to detect, 271
executing single PL/SQL commands, 39, 445

generating files of, 257-259
help on, 28
input settings, 395-403
line editing, 42-51
multiple on one line, 397
operational settings, 403-410
reference pages, 423-469
SQL buffer, 35, 40, 397
SQL to generate, 163, 250-252, 257-259
commands, Unix, 143
comment delimiters (/**/), 152, 424
commenting scrips, 151-154
commit frequency during COPY, 408
COMMIT parameter
EXIT command, 446
QUIT command, 450
WHENEVER command, 469
COMMIT statement, disabling feedback from, 138
COM[PATIBILITY] setting, 407
COMP[UTE] command, 97-102, 440
CLEAR COMPUTES command with, 99
COMP[UTES] parameter (CLEAR), 99, 435
CON[CAT] setting, 149, 410