Minimalistic Oracle

Minimalistic Oracle contains a collection of practical examples from my encounters with Oracle technologies. When relevant, I also write about other technologies, like Linux or PostgreSQL. Many of the posts starts with "how to" since they derive directly from my own personal experience. My goal is to provide simple examples, so that they can be easily adapted to other situations.

Sunday, May 31, 2015

How to use SUBSTR and INSTR to find the path used for the files in a tablespace

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SELECT SUBSTR(FILE_NAME, 1, INSTR(FILE_NAME, '/', -1, 1) -- Search for position of the first occurrence of the cha...
Thursday, May 28, 2015

How to unzip to a specific folder in Unix-based operating systems

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Use the -d switch and redirect the content of the zip file to the desired directory unzip myzipfile.zip -d myfolder
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

How to create a stored procedure for partition maintenance, executed by the Oracle Scheduler.

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I needed to setup a small job that would remove partitions from a table with records older than 35 days. The procedure should be flexible e...
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Friday, May 22, 2015

Some common errors seen when configuring TSM

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ANU2534E Option file error. The above error can occur when you run the command tdpoconf showenv as a non-root user (typically the user ...
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Thursday, May 21, 2015

Valid formats for JDBC URLs

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Format for JDBC URL with SID: •jdbc:oracle:thin:@host:1521:sid •jdbc:oracle:thin:user/password@host:1521:sid Format for JDBC URL with S...
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

How to deinstall Oracle 10g database software

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How to deinstall Oracle 10g database software In oracle 10g, you need to use the oui (oracle universal installer) script supplied in the ...

How to deinstall Oracle 11g database software

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In oracle 11g, you can use the deinstall script supplied in the $ORACLE_HOME/deinstall folder, as shown below. In my example, I have two O...
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Name: Vegard Kåsa
My career as an Oracle DBA startet in 2001, when I acceptet a request to take on the responsibility as my current employer's DBA. From that point and onwards, managing Oracle databases has kept me busy and engaged. I enjoy my work, and particulary appreciate the constant learning and devlopment that comes with the job. From 2014, I am self-employed through my company Oric Consulting AS (Norway), and from 2024 Oric Consulting AB (Sweden) I currently live in Göteborg, Sweden, with my family.
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