Do I need to rebuild/reformat?

Just wondering if anyone can assist. Fairly new to Mac having seen the light! I used to rebuild my Windows PC's once a year with a complete reformat and fresh install of the OS. Do you need to do the same with Macs? Does it help? If so how often? Thanks.

Uninstalling a self-contained application -- one that's installed by moving a single item into the Applications folder, or wherever you choose to put it -- leaves nothing behind except the documents, preferences, and cache files (if any) that it created in your home folder. If you're a neatness freak you'll want to remove those too, which is done most easily by using an application such as Uninstaller to keep track of the files each application creates.
Third-party software that's distributed as an Installer package, or as an application that prompts for administrator privileges, isn't necessarily so easy to remove. Preferably, don't install such software at all as an inexperienced user. If you do choose to install it, make sure you know how to uninstall, because the Mac OS doesn't provide a built-in uninstaller.

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Hello,
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2 lv_count number;
3 i number:=1;
4 lv_len_str number;
5 lv_great number:=0;
6 lv_set_first varchar(1000):=null;
7 lv_set_curr varchar2(1000):=null;
8 lv_prev varchar2(1000):=null;
9 lv_set varchar2(1000):=null;
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17 end loop;
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20 i:=1;
21 select substr(col2,1,instr(col2,'&',1,1)-1) into lv_set from abc where col1=5;
22 dbms_output.put_line ('First Set : '||lv_set);
23 lv_set_first:=lv_set||chr(38);
24 i:=1;
25 for a in 1..lv_great
26 loop
27 dbms_output.put_line ('Value of i here : '||i);
28 select substr(col2,instr(col2,'&',1,i)+1,(instr(col2,'&',1,i+1)-instr(col2,'&',1,i)-1)) into lv_set_curr from abc where col1=5;
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30 i:=i+1;
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34 exit when i>lv_great;
35 end loop;
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37 end;
38 /
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Value of i here : 1
filename=oracle.exe&&filename2=123455
Value of i here : 2
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filename=oracle.exe&&
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Procedure abc (p_input_id number,p_input_string varchar2) will be 2 input parameters.
Input_id will be 1,2,3,4,etc
Input_string will be in the format abc#bcd#cde#def..so on ('#' is parser.. sort of delimiter)
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'bcd' correspond to 'filename=oracle10g.exe&filename2=12345&filename3=23456'
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'def' correspond to 'filename=c12kprp-boot-mz.120-33.S1.bin&filename2=278725201&filename3=null'
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against value of 1 in the table.
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