Oracle Newbie seeks advice

Hi Oracle members,
I am a newbie in Oracle and has tested it's mighty at the university but would like to test it on my pc at home. I have downloaded Personal edition 8 but run into difficulties and took the option of uninstalling it. Now I am trying to download again without success. WHAT IS WRONG? and WHAT IS THE BEST FREE DOWNLOAD I CAN GET. NEED YOUR OLD LADIES AND GENTS. THANKS!!!

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My experience with microdrives (..incidentally, Clive Sinclair used the name 'Microdrive' for the tape storage devices he sold for his original 1980s home computers ..about 20 feet of videotape wound into an endless loop in a teeny plastic housing, rather like a miniature 8-track cartridge ..they were also used in the ancient British ICL 'One-Per-Desk' under licence from Sinclair: those two slots along the top are microdrive slots.. Oops ..sorry; where was I..?) ..is that they're unreliable. CF cards are better. But how much video can you store on a CF card, and at what price?
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However, be aware that the quality of the footage may not be as high as material recorded with proper miniDV (or Digital-8) tapes because of the nature of the Everio's recording/compressing/storing routine. The specification - on that page mentioned by 'L', above - shows that the Everios record in the same format as DV "NTSC (720x480) 4:2:0 PAL (720x576) 4:2:0" but - not having tried one - I dunno if the final appearance ..once the video's been 'unscrambled' from MPEG-2 format into something iMovie compatible, then saved back to tape or hard disc.. is as good as DV. It might be even better [..HDV hi-def is saved as MPEG-2..] but I couldn't say.
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Seeking advice: moving universe between systems

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Hi Chris,
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or
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Hello all,
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Based on the criteria of easier installation and faster delivery (and of course success story), what will be the recommended combination of platform (LINUX, Windows) and database (Oracle, MS SQL, MAXDB, DB2).
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Regards,
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There are lots of documents in SDN and other forums which will give much better idea ... but these are my observation
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Edited by: Neelabha Banerjee on Nov 22, 2011 3:40 PM

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Seeking advice ABAP With BW

Hi Friends/Professional,
I am working as ABAP Consultant, i would like to learn new technology in sap, i am seeking advice please help me.
As a abaper shall i select BW or XI or ABAP HR
which is best acording to industry india/us market.
i am not interested in coding, please advice,
few friends giving advice BW.
shall i go BW or any other module.
please give advice asap.
Thanks in advance
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Hi,
If ur good at ABAP, learn BI/BW, it is the best combination to prefer. Usaully ABAP''ers learn BW very fast( seen this practically). so go ahead & learn BI/BW.
The BI BOOKs /Material's which is provided bySAP:
TBW10 (BI Enterprise Data Warehousing)
TBW20 (BI Reporting & Query Design)
TBW41 (BI Extraction with UDI & XI and APD)
TBW42 (BI Advanced Enterprise Data Warehousing & Reporting)
TBW45 (BI Integrated Planning
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Message was edited by: scooper

scooper wrote:
.. iMac 2.8 GHz Intel core 2 duo with a 320 GB hardrive and 4 GB of upgraded RAM. I have a 250 GB external drive .. Canon Vixia HV40 .. external Blu Ray burner .. Final Cut Express .. Toast 10 Pro (plus the Blu Ray plug in)
Will this work?
I'm jealous.. wow! MY set-up..
HDV is supported by IMHD6.. just to mention that. so, HDV-editing is same as SD..
iMHD6 Export 'FullQuality' creates a file, which is HiDef too, for your Toast/BR workflow ..
HDV creates on import (IMHD6/FCE) huuuuuge files, 40-60GBs/h .. 250 extHDD = 6h, full..
actual price for extHDD with 1TB <100€ ..
keep in mind: internal harddrive has to offer any time 10-20GBs free..
not every BR-standalone-player accepts homebrewn disks..don't be disappointed...
Toast and iDVD can burn DVDs (=which offer SD only) from HiDef projects.. no need to 'convert'.. both apps downsize automatically...
FCE has a (very) steem learning curve.. totally different to iMovie.. no one-click-only, no templates, no ready-mades.. but zillions of options, 101% control.. (simple example: ken burns with zoom-to-zil and rotation and moving out of frame...)
buy a book of FC Mastermind and AppleDiscussions-Level5 supporter *Tom Wolsky* - he's a sensei, in-depth-knowledge, hands-on (=no tech blabla), easy to read and understand.
don't start with a project, start with 'tests for the trashbin'..

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The idea is to install Oracle 10g STD One in a Dell 1950 server ( 3.0Gb xeon dual core, 4Gb RAM and 146 Gb SCSI 15K RAID mirrored setup), since they are starting from zero I think this setup will do with some minor upgrades in the future (this setup is for 50 users).
The idea is use RHEL 5 and get the Unbreakable Support, my questions are:
1. Can I run other services on the server without loosing Oracle support, like SAMBA?
2. Are there any differences between Oracle's and RHEL 5 distros?
3. Will oracle provide updates for packages like SAMBA?
Best Regards,
Willian

Prando,
First, EL5 is fully compatible with RHEL5. The only difference is about oracle logos. Whether you deploy rhel5 or el5 or not, you can get the unbreakable support. SAMBA packages are conatained in el5 and rhel5 dists. So oracle will provide updates for samba package and you will not loose oracle supprot.
http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/linux/htdocs/oracleonlinux_faq.html
regards
zhiqing

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Hi,
I come from Microsoft SQL Server's world, just embarking on Oracle.
I intend to do light Oracle admin but potentially heavy Oracle development.
It seems that I need to work on three areas of Oracle 'database structure', core admin knowledge and PL/SQL for development. How should I go about it in a possibly most effective and efficient manner? Net search tutorial does not produce meaningful enough results.
Here's what I mapped out (see if my understanding is correct? and provide answers to questions)
ENV: Oracle10g on Windows
Oracle General:
Structure-wise
     INSTANCE (one database per instance)
          DATABASE
               tablespace
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     LISTENER
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     SERVICE NAMING
(use Net Manager, be aware Service Name via net manager is authoritive
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DBA sort: Database copying, how to copy a few tables or all tables within one tablespace to another Oracle database?
how to reverse engineer a portion of a database like only one tablespace via ERwin 4.x? Maybe this one should go to ERwin forum, however, I expect guru here would have some clue as well ...
Developer: Complex PL/SQL, I quickly grasp some basics, but that's not good enough, looking at some complex PL/SQL script does not seem to be very helpful, what to do at this front?
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Hi,
INSTANCE (one database per instance)
DATABASE
tablespace
TABLESHere let's make it right (and simple I hope):
DATABASE: set of files
INSTANCE: 1 instance (standard) or many (Real Application Cluster) per DATABASE
TABLESPACE: logical structure that "groups", organises data files. 1 or more data files per tablespace.
DATAFILES: Data Files, where the data is stored physically.
LISTENER
(Each instance requires a listener, use Net Manager)Wrong, 1 listener can establish connexions for many instances. This is generally the case. Multiple listeners are used in specific cases such as heavy load, backup, failover, ...
SERVICE NAMING
(use Net Manager, be aware Service Name via net manager is authoritive
if there's a descrepancy between it and the one via NT service)Also calles TNS (Translation Name S ... S ... Se ... Service? joker) is used to tell the client when to go, what to connect to. Can be used via flat flie (tnsnames.ora) or dynamic services (Oracle nternet Directory, Oracle Names, ...)
Once the above is all set, use SQL*Plus to verify net connection/access.Yes. And you can test with tnsping also. But the most validating test is via SQL*Plus.. or even via an ODBC DSN test.
DBA sort: Database copying, how to copy a few tables or all tables within one
tablespace to another Oracle database?
how to reverse engineer a portion of a database like only one tablespace via ERwin
4.x? Maybe this one should go to ERwin forum, however, I expect guru here would
have some clue as well ...Database Copying: can be achieved via Backup and Recovery procedures. rom simple file clopy to RMAN Database Cloning.. or even Export (dump or maybe BCP on SQL Server if my memory is good) and import.
Reverse Engineering the database: No clue about ERwin. But you can use Oracle supplied tools. DBMS_METADATA package, or even Enterprise Manager Console.
Hope some developper will comment on the fastest way to learn. There are good books. You should look for well known authors such as Tom Kyte, Carry Milsap, Steve Adams or Jonathan Lewis... ans so many more!
HTH,
Yoann.

Oracle EBS R12 Advice

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Also do you all have any advice for me that will help me rise to the challenge. I know its a huge one but its one I believe I can do as long as I put in much hard work and dedication. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

Daily tasks/checklist for Apps DBAs -- https://community.oracle.com/search.jspa?q=apps+dba+daily+tasks
How to become an Apps DBA -- https://community.oracle.com/search.jspa?q=how+to+become+and+apps+dba
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Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 High Availability Documentation Roadmap(Doc ID 1072636.1)
Using Oracle 11g Release 2 Real Application Clusters and Automatic storage management with Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2(Doc ID 1453213.1)
Using Oracle 12c Release 1 (12.1) Real Application Clusters with Oracle E-Business Suite Release R12.2(Doc ID 1626606.1
Rapid Clone Documentation Resources For Release 11i and 12(Doc ID 799735.1)
Certified RAC Scenarios for E-Business Suite Cloning(Doc ID 783188.1)
Cloning Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12.2 RAC Enabled Systems with Rapid Clone(Doc ID 1679270.1)
Cloning Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 RAC-Enabled Systems with Rapid Clone(Doc ID 559518.1)
Troubleshooting RAC RapidClone issues with Oracle Applications R12(Doc ID 1303962.1)
Thanks,
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Oracle "guru"'s advice needed please :-)

I think I need an Oracle "guru" for this situation. 2 issues:
1) Installed Oracle on a Standalone desktop with Win 2K Professional. Database Config. Assistant created Database - 9i Version of Oracle Standard Version. I get 2 errors: Ora 12541 and ora 12154 - all relating to TNS No Listener or failed to resolve service name. Now, I'm quite the newbie but I can't understand why I would need to configure this stuff on a standalone machine. It also asks me for ID and password and when I put the correct one in, that's when I get the No Listener error, however, I did indeed configure one. My Tsnnames.ora and listener.ora do have the database in them and everything in those files seems correct. The DB name is SteveTe and the PC (or host I guess is "Tower"). How can I configure or fix this?
2) I used Migration Workbench to "import" an Access DB into Oracle which was successful BUT I also expected to see the database in Enterprise Manager and want to use SQL + to do queries with it. How can I do this? Currently I cannot do it and the DB doesn't show in Enterprise manager. Furthermore, if I attach it manually, it still asks me for a ID and Password and it doesn't have one so how do I get around this?
If someone can help, please send me some detailed instructions to get me out of the Oracle "quicksand" that I'm in. Thanks,
Steve

I would suggest using XSL to define your presentation layer. This will be much faster than accessing tables. It also allows you to change your presentation on-the-fly with different XSL files.
Storing the XML in the database is a good idea. Especially in 9i which will have native XML support with the use of a new datatype called XMLType. It uses CLOB's under the covers, but will give you native access to your XML data.

Seeking advice on Best Practices for XML Storage Options - XMLTYPE

Sparc64
11.2.0.2
During OOW12 I tried to attend every xml session I could. There was one where a Mr. Drake was explaining something about not using clob
as an attribute to storing the xml and that "it will break your application."
We're moving forward with storing the industry standard invoice in an xmltype column, but Im not concerned that our table definition is not what was advised:
--i've dummied this down to protect company assets
CREATE TABLE "INVOICE_DOC"
   (     "INVOICE_ID" NUMBER NOT NULL ENABLE,
     "DOC" "SYS"."XMLTYPE" NOT NULL ENABLE,
     "VERSION" VARCHAR2(256) NOT NULL ENABLE,
     "STATUS" VARCHAR2(256),
     "STATE" VARCHAR2(256),
     "USER_ID" VARCHAR2(256),
     "APP_ID" VARCHAR2(256),
     "INSERT_TS" TIMESTAMP (6) WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE,
     "UPDATE_TS" TIMESTAMP (6) WITH LOCAL TIME ZONE,
      CONSTRAINT "FK_####_DOC_INV_ID" FOREIGN KEY ("INVOICE_ID")
             REFERENCES "INVOICE_LO" ("INVOICE_ID") ENABLE
   ) SEGMENT CREATION IMMEDIATE
INITRANS 20
TABLESPACE "####_####_DATA"
       XMLTYPE COLUMN "DOC" STORE AS BASICFILE CLOB (
TABLESPACE "####_####_DATA" XMLTYPE COLUMN "DOC" STORE AS BASICFILE CLOB (
TABLESPACE "####_####_DATA" ENABLE STORAGE IN ROW CHUNK 16384 RETENTION
NOCACHE LOGGING
STORAGE(INITIAL 81920 NEXT 1048576 MINEXTENTS 1 MAXEXTENTS 2147483645
PCTINCREASE 0 FREELISTS 1 FREELIST GROUPS 1 BUFFER_POOL DEFAULT FLASH_CACHE DEFAULT CELL_FLASH_CACHE DEFAULT))
XMLSCHEMA "http://mycompanynamehere.com/xdb/Invoice###.xsd" ELEMENT "Invoice" ID #####"
{code}
What is a best practice for this type of table? Yes, we intend on registering the schema against an xsd.
Any help/advice would be appreciated.
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Hi,
I suggest you read this paper : Oracle XML DB : Choosing the Best XMLType Storage Option for Your Use Case
It is available on the XML DB home page along with other documents you may be interested in.
To sum up, the storage method you need depends on the requirement, i.e. how XML data is accessed.
There was one where a Mr. Drake was explaining something about not using clob as an attribute to storing the xml and that "it will break your application."I think the message Mark Drake wanted to convey is that CLOB storage is now deprecated and shouldn't be used anymore (though still supported for backward compatibility).
The default XMLType storage starting with version 11.2.0.2 is now Binary XML, a posted-parsed binary format that optimizes both storage size and data access (via XQuery), so you should at least use it instead of the BASICFILE CLOB.
Schema-based Binary XML is also available, it adds another layer of "awareness" for Oracle to manage instance documents.
To use this feature, the XML schema must be registered with "options => dbms_xmlschema.REGISTER_BINARYXML".
The other common approach for schema-based XML is Object-Relational storage.
BTW... you may want to post here next time, in the dedicated forum : {forum:id=34}
Mark Drake is one of the regular user, along with Marco Gralike you've probably seen too at OOW.
Edited by: odie_63 on 18 oct. 2012 21:55

OWB 10.2.0.4 patch application failed and seek advice.

Hi,
I have read some posts in this forum and tried to solve my problem with OWB 10.2.0.4 patch application. My basic situation is: OWB 10.2.0.3 was installed by someone before. Now developer only can get OWB 10.2.0.4 client. It can not access into existing OWB 10.2.0.3 repository because the version is not matched. I have to apply OWB patch 10.2.0.4 to OWB server. Installing patch is OK. After that, I need to create a test repository to upgrade OWB 10.2.0.3 repository to 10.2.0.4. When I tried to do so. I failed to either a new test repository or even accessed into existing repository. I got different errors as INS0009, ORA-01017 and LRM-00109 with the message as 'unable to connect to database with user SYS, invdlid username/password' Then I followed advices from another thread. Done these steps:
1. SQLNET.AUTHENTICATION SERVICES=(NTS)
2. INIT.ORA, remote_login_passwordfile=exclusive.
3. shutdown database
4. recreate password by using orapwd.
5. startup database and connect as: sys/new_sys_password as sysdba, I connected.
6. select * from v$pwfile_users; I got ' no rows selected'
7. I guess the sys might not have sysdba privilege, Grant SYSDBA to sys; I was feedbacked with ' password file missing or disabled'
I haven't used OWB before and don't know where is the problem that I cannot create a new test repository or access current repository. The password file has been recreated and verified. Why login process failed. By the way, I still use OWB client 10.2.0.3 on my desktop (old) and I have no problem to access into exisiting repository. Please help me to figure out the problem and upgrade my OWB server. Thanks in advance.

You don't answer to my question (about name of password file), maybe your problem is caused by incorrect filename.
Also please show instance name with select from v$instance:
select instance_name from v$instance;
Do you show me how to check this?What is the filesystem type where Oracle software installed?
In Windows Explorer open directory ORACLE_HOME\database, rightclick on password file and select Properties from menu.
Select Security tab and select (in Groups ans users list) the user under which Oracle instance service is executed (by default it is user SYSTEM),
in the bottom list (Permissions for ...) check granted rights.

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