Data Conversion

This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq5.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at [link] .

I think I answered the question with the title of this post, but it leaves me wondering why Oracles upgrade assistant only works if the database you are upgrading from is on the same machine. I know MS-SQL is a different beast, but it does effortless upgrades from one machine to another and the basic premise is the same, except in Oracle you are

I think I answered the question with the title of this post, but it leaves me wondering why Oracles upgrade assistant only works if the database you are upgrading from is on the same machine. I know MS-SQL is a different beast, but it does effortless upgrades from one machine to another and the basic premise is the same, except in Oracle you are

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I want to sort a hash. The hash contains a list of cities and their temperature and I want the 4 cities with max temp. The problem is that the city-names are one extra level deep with the state-name coming in- between. I wondered whether I should build the hash differently. A different format would be: state_city, with the underbar separating

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I gave a talk recently on Becoming Indispensable.  Sure, no one is indispensable but as a goal - trying to ensure you maintain recognizable value to your organization - it is an attitude that requires you have the right attitude and you work to ensure your skill-set is inline with the skills needed by those you work for.  This is true, whether you are an employee or a consultant. One

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Draft Redpaper, last updated: Fri, 30 May 2008 In this Redpaper, after some introductory background information on packages, we discuss the CPU utilization by packages related to two situations: when a small number of short-running SQL statements out of many SQL statements in a large package are executed and when a set of short-running SQL statements out of many different packages are executed.

This is an excerpt from the latest version perlfaq5.pod, which comes with the standard Perl distribution. These postings aim to reduce the number of repeated questions as well as allow the community to review and update the answers. The latest version of the complete perlfaq is at [link] .

In a recent discussion on this newsgroup, it was mentioned that "index" is better for matching fixed strings than using regular expressions. Coincidentally I've recently been setting up a search system for a fairly large volume (about 30 megabytes) of text files, and as a first approximation for the search system I made a simple

Hi All, MIDASTST>select * from v$version 2 ; BANNER ------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------------- Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.1.0.6.0 - 64bit Production PL/SQL Release 11.1.0.6.0 - Production CORE 11.1.0.6.0 Production TNS for IBM/AIX RISC System/6000: Version 11.1.0.6.0 - Production

Hi All, MIDASTST>select * from v$version 2 ; BANNER ------------------------------ ------------------------------ -------------------- Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.1.0.6.0 - 64bit Production PL/SQL Release 11.1.0.6.0 - Production CORE 11.1.0.6.0 Production TNS for IBM/AIX RISC System/6000: Version 11.1.0.6.0 - Production

WARNING: I am about to enter Rant Mode; however, I am not entering Full Rant Mode. This involves my web site, my web host, and the "Help Desk" and "Technical Support" staff of that web host.

Have I got the right group for asking question re: perl programing? Just in case I do, I am looking for some code to read from my pop3 email box. Anyone able to help me? Frank

Hi all: Pertinent info: IBM p55a - 2 lpars w/ AIX 5.3 TL5 Each LPAR has RAC installed, 10.2.0.3 PC 6 Node 1 has been spontaneously combusting(rebooting), nice. Oracle support has not been helpful in solving the problem except to apply the latest Patch Cluster for 10.2.0.3 or whatever they call it.