Escaping sql quotes manually. (replace function)

I can't get a simple replace to work and am surprised at myself.
How do I replace every occurrence of either a 'single or "double quote with a backslash+quote (\' or \")?
(I need it for mysql escaping of selects. Before you jump that prepared statements do it, yes but Jboss-ejb does not, and I don't know how to tell jboss to do so.)
Anyhow this is a basic Java question, I tried the following to no avail:
public static String escapeMySqlSelect(String s){
     if ((s.indexOf("\"") >=0) || (s.indexOf("\'") >=0)) {
          s = s.replace("\"","\\\"");
          s = s.replace("\'","\\\'");
          return s;
}Whatever I try as the second argument for the replace, I get 1 of the following:
1) Same as original string.
2) TWO backslashes+quote.
3) A red-flag from Eclipse with some obscure error message. (Won't compile.)
Thanks
-nat

Further research;
Jboss automatically escapes the string internally (likely via prepared statement), therefore causing a problem if I also escaped it. BUT, I have yet to figure out exactly when it does so.
[And this threw me off completely ]There is definetly a BUG in ECLIPSE's (3.1) debugger!
The 'variables ' panel does not show the true value of the returned string. In other words, a println of the returned string will DIFFER with what the debugger is showing as the value.
Anyone with Eclipse can try it; with or without j2ee.
-nat

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with
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Nithin

Invalid state in SQL query for a function that was created with no errors.

SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION overlap(in_start1 IN TIMESTAMP, in_end1 IN TIMESTAMP, in_start2 IN TIMESTAMP, in_end2 IN TIMESTAMP) RETURN NUMBER
2 IS
3
4 BEGIN
5 IF (in_start1 BETWEEN in_start2 AND in_end2 OR in_end1 BETWEEN in_start2 AND in_end2 OR in_start2 BETWEEN in_start1 AND in_end1) THEN
6 RETURN 0;
7 ELSE
8 RETURN 1;
9 END IF;
10 END;
11 /
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SQL>
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Marius
Looking at the logic you are trying to create it looks like you are looking for overlapping time periods.
Consider two date/time ranges:
Range 1 : T1 - T2
Range 2 : T3 - T4
Do they overlap?
1) No: T1 < T4 (TRUE) T2 > T3 (FALSE)
T1 --- T2
           T3 --- T4
2) Yes: T1 < T4 (TRUE) T2 > T3 (TRUE)
T1 ---------- T2
           T3 --- T4
3) Yes: T1 < T4 (TRUE) T2 > T3 (TRUE)
T1 -------------------- T2
           T3 --- T4
4) Yes: T1 < T4 (TRUE) T2 > T3 (TRUE)
               T1 ----- T2
           T3 --- T4
5) Yes: T1 < T4 (TRUE) T2 > T3 (TRUE)
           T1 --- T2
       T3 ------------ T4
5) No: T1 < T4 (FALSE) T2 > T3 (TRUE)
                T1 --- T2
       T3 --- T4Answer: Yes they overlap if:
T1 < T4 AND T2 > T3
So you can code the logic in your SQL as simply:
SELECT *
FROM tbl
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2    return int
3 as
4 begin
5    dbms_output.put_line ('Hello World ' || r);
6    return r;
7 end f1;
8 /
Function created.
SQL>
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2 /
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         3
3 rows selected.
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Hello World 2
Hello World 3
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SQL replace function in JDeveloper

In SQL*Plus I run the following queries...
select last_name, phone_number from employees
LAST_NAME PHONE_NUMBER
Chung 650.505.1876
Dilly 650.505.2876
Gates 916.764.6600
select last_name, replace (phone_number, '.', '-') from employees
LAST_NAME REPLACE(PHONE_NUMBER
Chung 650-505-1876
Dilly 650-505-2876
Gates 916-764-6600
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SQL Replace function: errors if replacement text is 8191 characters

Oracle 10.2.0.3.0 Enterprise Edition
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I've figured out what was going on.
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Escaping single quotes in SQL Statement

I am getting SQL Statement error when i tried to have a value with a single quote in it ,inside my SQL Statement.
e.g.
INSERT INTO tblHoldings(Title) VALUES ('Developing Asia�s fibre processing through collaboration');
here the Title to be inserted in the table tblHoldings is "Developing Asia�s fibre processing through collaboration"
i used to trapped the single quote by using its escape character ( \ ) with this method and its fine with MySQL 4 but when I upgraded to MySQL 5.0.22, I now getting the SQL Statement error again.
public String cleanse(String dirty) {
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      return clean;
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No. Please use PreparedStatements. That is theonly
correct answer to this question.Ok please tell us. how would you use prepare
statement.. no just say USE PREPARE STATE.. givethe
guy the code... or help..What size spoon would you like to be fed with? There
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http://www.javaalmanac.com
well duffymo.. i think you gave a link, is quite of help, but my friend preparestatement just gave "use preparestatement"..
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I'm using PeopleSoft Application Designer 8.51. I'm trying to do a simple Replace function so I can escape single quotes rather than allow them to blow up the sql query.
&deptid = Replace(&deptid, "'", "''");
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Hello,
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begin
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end zd;
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Hm. I don't see that you want to replace the minus "-". If you truely ment the underscore "_" then you are right. Sometimes it must be escaped since it has the special meaning of "any single character" (same as the ? wildcard for microsoft users). However this is only true for the LIKE operator. Not for the REPLACE function.
examples (non dynamic)
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789
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Hi all,
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After my default database creation, I want to install the JVM, by starting:
cd /u01/app/oracle/product/10.1.0/db_1/javavm/install
sqlplus sys/[passwd] as sysdba @initjvm.sql 2>&1 | tee ~/setup_inst01/spool/initjvm.lst
cd -At the end (or at least at the end of this run) I get the following error:
begin if :jvmrmaction = 'NONE' then
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-29558: JAccelerator (NCOMP) not installed. Refer to Install Guide for
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So,
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Regards,
Michiel

Password change fails in SQL Developer with verify function...

A couple of months ago I enforced a password verify function on our 11.2.0.3 databases and also one legacy 10.2.0.4 database.
At the time I tested on my account (which had elevated privileges...doh!).   Now some users are hitting expiry, they can't change it via SQL Developer.
If I create a user with 'create session' privilege and set their profile to one that uses the verify function (see both below), I then log in to SQL Developer (we have tried with versions 3.1 (Windows) and 3.2 (Linux) with same failure results.
BTW,.. the password verify function enforces the following:
password must be minimum of 8 characters
password must not be the same as the user name, or user name (1-100)
password must contain at least a single digit
password must contain at least a single character
1. Works = I log into the local server and run command line SQLPlus, type 'password' and update.   I can successfully change my password.
2. Fails = I log into the local server and run command line SQLPlus, type 'alter user <me> identified by <newpwd>;' I get:
TEST: SUTEMP > alter user sutemp identified by carport9999;
alter user sutemp identified by carport9999
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-28221: REPLACE not specified
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3. I start SQL Developer 3.2, type 'alter user <me> identified by <newpwd>;' I get the same ORA-28221 error as above.   That is fine, and as expected.
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I have a database 'after servererror on database' trigger set, and querying the database table it is logging into, I see a record with a date stamp matching my failure with a server_error=28221 (the same as above).
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DBA_PROFILE used:
PROFILE
RESOURCE_NAME
RESOURCE LIMIT
CTRU
COMPOSITE_LIMIT
KERNEL     DEFAULT
CTRU
SESSIONS_PER_USER
KERNEL     10
CTRU
CPU_PER_SESSION
KERNEL     DEFAULT
CTRU
CPU_PER_CALL
KERNEL     DEFAULT
CTRU
LOGICAL_READS_PER_SESSION    KERNEL     DEFAULT
CTRU
LOGICAL_READS_PER_CALL
KERNEL     DEFAULT
CTRU
IDLE_TIME
KERNEL     DEFAULT
CTRU
CONNECT_TIME
KERNEL     DEFAULT
CTRU
PRIVATE_SGA
KERNEL     DEFAULT
CTRU
FAILED_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS
PASSWORD 10
CTRU
PASSWORD_LIFE_TIME
PASSWORD 180
CTRU
PASSWORD_REUSE_TIME
PASSWORD DEFAULT
CTRU
PASSWORD_REUSE_MAX
PASSWORD 5
CTRU
PASSWORD_VERIFY_FUNCTION     PASSWORD VERIFY_FUNCTION_11G
CTRU
PASSWORD_LOCK_TIME
PASSWORD .002
CTRU
PASSWORD_GRACE_TIME
PASSWORD 21
16 rows selected.
Verify Function used:
$ cat utlpwdmg.sql
Rem
Rem $Header: utlpwdmg.sql 02-aug-2006.08:18:05 asurpur Exp $
Rem
Rem utlpwdmg.sql
Rem
Rem Copyright (c) 2006, Oracle. All rights reserved.
Rem
Rem    NAME
Rem      utlpwdmg.sql - script for Default Password Resource Limits
Rem
Rem    DESCRIPTION
Rem      This is a script for enabling the password management features
Rem      by setting the default password resource limits.
Rem
Rem    NOTES
Rem      This file contains a function for minimum checking of password
Rem      complexity. This is more of a sample function that the customer
Rem      can use to develop the function for actual complexity checks that the
Rem      customer wants to make on the new password.
Rem
Rem    MODIFIED   (MM/DD/YY)
Rem    suren       05/09/13 - customise for NIHI use
Rem    asurpur     05/30/06 - fix - 5246666 beef up password complexity check
Rem    nireland    08/31/00 - Improve check for username=password. #1390553
Rem    nireland    06/28/00 - Fix null old password test. #1341892
Rem    asurpur     04/17/97 - Fix for bug479763
Rem    asurpur     12/12/96 - Changing the name of password_verify_function
Rem    asurpur     05/30/96 - New script for default password management
Rem    asurpur     05/30/96 - Created
Rem
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-- However the default resource parameters can be changed based
-- on the need.
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-- This function makes the minimum complexity checks like
-- the minimum length of the password, password not same as the
-- username, etc. The user may enhance this function according to
-- the need.
-- This function must be created in SYS schema.
-- connect sys/<password> as sysdba before running the script
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION verify_function_11G
(username varchar2,
password varchar2,
old_password varchar2)
RETURN boolean IS
   n boolean;
   m integer;
   differ integer;
   isdigit boolean;
   ischar boolean;
   ispunct boolean;
   db_name varchar2(40);
   digitarray varchar2(20);
   punctarray varchar2(25);
   chararray varchar2(52);
   i_char varchar2(10);
   simple_password varchar2(10);
   reverse_user varchar2(32);
BEGIN
   digitarray:= '0123456789';
   chararray:= 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ';
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   IF length(password) < 8 THEN
      raise_application_error(-20001, 'Password length less than 8');
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   IF NLS_LOWER(password) = NLS_LOWER(username) THEN
     raise_application_error(-20002, 'Password same as or similar to user');
   END IF;
   FOR i IN 1..100 LOOP
      i_char := to_char(i);
      if NLS_LOWER(username)|| i_char = NLS_LOWER(password) THEN
        raise_application_error(-20005, 'Password same as or similar to user name ');
      END IF;
    END LOOP;
   -- Check if the password contains at least one letter, one digit
   -- 1. Check for the digit
   isdigit:=FALSE;
   m := length(password);
   FOR i IN 1..10 LOOP
      FOR j IN 1..m LOOP
         IF substr(password,j,1) = substr(digitarray,i,1) THEN
            isdigit:=TRUE;
             GOTO findchar;
         END IF;
      END LOOP;
   END LOOP;
   IF isdigit = FALSE THEN
      raise_application_error(-20008, 'Password must contain at least one digit, one character');
   END IF;
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   <<findchar>>
   ischar:=FALSE;
   FOR i IN 1..length(chararray) LOOP
      FOR j IN 1..m LOOP
         IF substr(password,j,1) = substr(chararray,i,1) THEN
            ischar:=TRUE;
             GOTO endsearch;
         END IF;
      END LOOP;
   END LOOP;
   IF ischar = FALSE THEN
      raise_application_error(-20009, 'Password must contain at least one digit, and one character');
   END IF;
   <<endsearch>>
   -- Check if the password differs from the previous password by at least
   -- 3 letters
   IF old_password IS NOT NULL THEN
     differ := length(old_password) - length(password);
     differ := abs(differ);
     IF differ < 3 THEN
       IF length(password) < length(old_password) THEN
         m := length(password);
       ELSE
         m := length(old_password);
       END IF;
       FOR i IN 1..m LOOP
         IF substr(password,i,1) != substr(old_password,i,1) THEN
           differ := differ + 1;
         END IF;
       END LOOP;
       IF differ < 3 THEN
         raise_application_error(-20011, 'Password should differ from the old password by at least 3 characters');
       END IF;
     END IF;
   END IF;
   -- Everything is fine; return TRUE ;
   RETURN(TRUE);
END;
alter profile ctru limit password_verify_function verify_function_11g;
alter profile default limit password_verify_function verify_function_11g;
alter profile web_and_it limit password_verify_function verify_function_11g;

okay,... I just saw another website which shows I should put in the 'replace <oldpwd>' clause in.
This works in SQL Developer:     alter user sutemp identified by carport999 replace garage999;
So why does the 'password' command fail?     (Developers: it would also be helpful to have the ORA- error displayed as opposed to 'Failed to change password')

SQL query with object function

I want to write a function, which returns more than one value and to include those values into a SQL statement. For example I want to query the RDB with....
select t.id, my_function(t.id).value1 name, my_function(t.id).value2 address ....
from table_x t
where t.id between 1 and 10
and bitand(my_function(t,id)).sec_id,2)>3
Is it possible to do something like this?
I tried to use object and table of objects(my_type) to return value of my_type but when I used
select ......my_function(t.id).name,my_function(t.id).address ...
from table_x
where t.id=some_value;
the function was called twice(i expected this result, but i don't know how to avoid it).
Simple example
CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE l_test AS OBJECT
id NUMBER(10),
name varchar2(100),
a_date date
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION test_f2(test_number IN NUMBER)
RETURN l_test
IS
a number;
BEGIN
select t_seq.nextval into a from dual;
return l_test(a,'test value ='||test_number,sysdate+test_number);
END;
select test_f2(i.id).id client_id, test_f2(i.id).name client_name from r_owners i
CLIENT_ID CLIENT_NAME
1 test value =1
3 test value =2
I want to be able to loop in cursor and use those values
All ideas are welcome!
Thanks,
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Check it out...
SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE emp_add AS OBJECT
2 ( office VARCHAR2(50),
3     location VARCHAR2(50),
4      MEMBER FUNCTION get_office RETURN VARCHAR2,
5      MEMBER FUNCTION get_location RETURN VARCHAR2,
6      CONSTRUCTOR FUNCTION emp_add(id NUMBER) RETURN SELF AS RESULT,
7      CONSTRUCTOR FUNCTION emp_add(id NUMBER, office VARCHAR2,location VARCHAR2) RETURN
8        SELF AS RESULT
9 ) NOT FINAL;
10 /
Type created.
SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE BODY emp_add IS
2      MEMBER FUNCTION get_office RETURN VARCHAR2
3      IS
4      BEGIN
5          RETURN SELF.office;
6      END;
7      MEMBER FUNCTION get_location RETURN VARCHAR2
8      IS
9      BEGIN
10          RETURN SELF.location;
11      END;
12      CONSTRUCTOR FUNCTION emp_add(id NUMBER)
13          RETURN SELF AS RESULT
14      IS
15      BEGIN
16         SELECT dname, loc
17         INTO   SELF.office, SELF.location
18         FROM   dept
19         WHERE deptno = id;
20         RETURN;
21      END;
22      CONSTRUCTOR FUNCTION emp_add(id NUMBER, office VARCHAR2,location VARCHAR2)
23          RETURN SELF AS RESULT
24      IS
25      BEGIN
26         SELF.office := office;
27         SELF.location := location;
28         RETURN;
29      END;
30 END;
31 /
Type body created.
SQL> SELECT e.ename, e.d.office, e.d.location
2 FROM   ( SELECT ename
3                 , (SELECT emp_add(emp.deptno) FROM dual ) d
4           FROM   emp ) e
5 /
ENAME      D.OFFICE
D.LOCATION
SMITH      RESEARCH
DALLAS
ALLEN      SALES
CHICAGO
WARD       SALES
CHICAGO
....Smoke me a kipper I'll be back before breakfast.
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Replace function not working for XML CLOB data

Hi all,
I am generating XML using DBMS_XMLGEN in oracle 10g. After generating the XML, I am replacing the ROW tags with appropriate tag name using REPLACE function. Sometimes the tag name is not replaced correctly.
Eg.I am replacing </Cargo_ROW> with </CargoDetail>. But sometimes in one xml, this tag is coming as </CargoDetROW> or </CargoDetaiW>. The XML size is always huge and the same tag is repeated so many time in the loop and in the same XML, only one tag will be replaced incorrectly. This also not happening for all XMLs.
If any one knows the cause about this problem or solution, please share the same.
thanks,

Yes Anton, you are right..
It was typecasting problem
replace supports clob
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2 xmldata clob;
3 Begin
4 xmldata:='<Message transaction_log_id="" extraction_date="25/11/09 09:52:03 AM" versio
5 <Transaction>
6 <TransactionType>ORIGINAL</TransactionType>
7 <ControlNumber>60022449779</ControlNumber>
8 <BookingHeader>
9 <PortCodeOriginal>GBSOU</PortCodeOriginal>
10 <Contact>.</Contact>
11 <PhoneContact>.</PhoneContact>
12 </BookingHeader>
13 <PartyInformation>
14 <PartyDetails>
15 <PartyId>10002866</PartyId>
16 <Type>SHIP</Type>
17 <Name1>L LTD.</Name1>
18 </PartyDetails>
19 </PartyInformation>
20 <Cargo>
21 <CargoDetROW>
22 <CargoHeader>
23 <CargoReceivedSeqNo>600015391790</CargoReceivedSeqNo>
24 <CargoId>RW9330P013948</CargoId>
25 </CargoHeader>
26 <CargoDimensions>
27 <Length>1</Length>
28 <Width>2</Width>
29 </CargoDimensions>
30 </CargoDetail>
31 <CargoDetROW>
32 <CargoHeader>
33 <CargoReceivedSeqNo>600015391791</CargoReceivedSeqNo>
34 <CargoId>RW9330P01394AA</CargoId>
35 </CargoHeader>
36 <CargoDimensions>
37 <Length>2</Length>
38 <Width>2</Width>
39 </CargoDimensions>
40 </CargoDetail>
41 <Cargo_ROW>
42 <CargoHeader>
43 <CargoReceivedSeqNo>600015391792</CargoReceivedSeqNo>
44 <CargoId>RW9330P01322</CargoId>
45 </CargoDetaiW>
46 <CargoDimensions>
47 <Length>1</Length>
48 <Width>2</Width>
49 </CargoDimensions>
50 </Cargo_ROW>
51 </Cargo>
52 </Transaction>
53 </Message>';
54 xmldata:=to_clob(regexp_replac(xmldata,'</Cargo_ROW>|</CargoDetaiW>|</CargoDetROW>','</CargoDetail'));
55 xmldata:=to_clob(regexp_replace(xmldata,'<Cargo_ROW>|<CargoDetaiW>|<CargoDetROW>','<CargoDetail>'));
56 dbms_output.put_line(xmldata);
57 end;
58 /
<Message transaction_log_id="" extraction_date="25/11/09 09:52:03 AM"
version="1.0">
<Transaction>
<TransactionType>ORIGINAL</TransactionType>
<Contro
lNumber>60022449779</ControlNumber>
<BookingHeader>
<PortCodeOriginal>GBSOU</Por
tCodeOriginal>
<Contact>.</Contact>
<PhoneContact>.</PhoneContact>
</BookingHead
er>
<PartyInformation>
<PartyDetails>
<PartyId>10002866</PartyId>
<Type>SHIP</Ty
pe>
<Name1>L
LTD.</Name1>
</PartyDetails>
</PartyInformation>
<Cargo>
<CargoDetail>
<CargoHea
der>
<CargoReceivedSeqNo>600015391790</CargoReceivedSeqNo>
<CargoId>RW9330P01394
8</CargoId>
</CargoHeader>
<CargoDimensions>
<Length>1</Length>
<Width>2</Width>
</CargoDimensions>
</CargoDetail>
<CargoDetail>
<CargoHeader>
<CargoReceivedSeq
No>600015391791</CargoReceivedSeqNo>
<CargoId>RW9330P01394AA</CargoId>
</CargoHe
ader>
<CargoDimensions>
<Length>2</Length>
<Width>2</Width>
</CargoDimensions>
<
/CargoDetail>
<CargoDetail>
<CargoHeader>
<CargoReceivedSeqNo>600015391792</Carg
oReceivedSeqNo>
<CargoId>RW9330P01322</CargoId>
</CargoDetail>
<CargoDimensions>
<Length>1</Length>
<Width>2</Width>
</CargoDimensions>
</CargoDetail>
</Cargo>
</Transaction>
</Message>
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL> Twinkle
Edited by: Twinkle on Nov 26, 2009 6:05 PM

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Hi,
I have a database in TT Release 7.0.3.1.0 and other in Release 11.2.2.4.0. I need use replace sql function over Release 7.0.3.1.0.
I know that it not apply in this version but I've tried with ttIsqlCS in node with TT11 through connection in database TT7 but I received this error:
ttIsqlCS database_test_R7
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TimesTen Release 11.2.2.4.0
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