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Question

try the following:
create user test identified by test;
grant create session to test;
grant create view to test;
connect test/test;
select *
from sys.user$ left outer join user_users
on sys.user$.name = user_users.username;
create view gadzooks as
select sys.user$.name nam
from sys.user$ left outer join sys.ts$
on sys.user$.name = sys.ts$.name;
update gadzooks set nam = nam;
rollback;

Answer 1

Hi
many people like to re-invent the wheel or write all the code.
Today there are many JSR in Sun to enhance the development cycle ...
Jin