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Is it possible to use the 'list' or 'report' commands in rman? When I do so, rman throws an error. oracle@mipt01 # cat rman.commands run { backup database; backup archivelog all delete input; crosscheck archivelog all; crosscheck backup; restore database validate; restore archivelog all...

Hi everyone. I want to read a file that consists of single line entries and output them as one line, space seperated. Text and file manipulation is not my best skill. Can someone point me in the right direction? Is AWK the tool I need? Any examples?

Hi folks. There is something I need to understand how to do properly and I was hoping to get some insight. Suppose I want to loop through an array. I am looking for specific text string. If the string is found, I want to stop searching the array and perform some other action. If it is not...

Is it necessary to apply SP3 to machines when you only install the MS SQL client libs?

When performing incremental backups with RMAN, how does RMAN determine which blocks have changed since the last backup? Is this reliant upon the actual backup peices or the metadata related to this stored in the recovery catalog or control file? Thanks.

Hi. I'm trying to figure out why my PIX stops routing traffic after a while when I have it logging to a syslog server. Here is my config.. Cisco PIX Firewall Version 6.3(1) Cisco PIX Device Manager Version 3.0(1) Compiled on Wed 19-Mar-03 11:49 by morlee DFIN-515E up 33 mins 58 secs...

With the Scripting.FileSystem object, one can check to see if a file actually exists before trying to open it. Is it possible to examine the registry for a particular keyname to see if it exists? Everything I've seen and done at this point assumes that the key exists. Thanks. Errol Neal

Does rman provide a way to backup a user's schema - much like exp? I know I can backup a tablespace, but that does not guarantee I get all of the user's objects that may exists in tablespaces outside of his/her default. Errol

Hi. For the life of me, I cannot seem to figure out how to pass the exp utility variables from within a script. The variables are not recognized by exp and are substituted with white space which makes exp complain about being supplied two values for a parameter. This is a *nix script so if...

Hi. I'm looking for affordable external storage options for Sun Hardware. I have a SunFire V880 and a Sun-Blade 1000 that may require some external capacity. Does the solution specifically have to say "Sun"? Or can I use like a Dell 210S? thanks! Errol

Can someone give me a bit of insight into what the best practices are when creating databases in respect to placement of files on the file system. For example, is it best to place redo logs on a separate disk? Is it good to do the same with the temporary tablespace? These are the kind of...

Can I ask a question regarding the vpn concentrators here? Or is it better to do so at the router forum?

Hi. Is there a simple way to get the date in YYYYMMDD format in vbscript? Thx again! Errol

Hi folks. Is it possible to use an IF OR statement? I want to check for the presense of file_A OR file_B. If either one of them exists, THEN... So, it looks like.. set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") if not fso.FileExists(file_a) OR fso.FileExists(file_b) Then .. but...

Thanks to everyone's input, I'm almost done with my script. I'm posting because I'm very proud of it :). Especially since I am very much a newbie when it comes to this language. Here is the script. set objNet = CreateObject("Wscript.NetWork") set shell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell") set fso...

Hi again :) How do I fully protect a variable that will obviously throw a script error? For example: msicall="msiexec /I"\\dfiint-flsvr\data\SAVTools\INSTALL\Symantec Antivirus.msi" INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\Symantec AntiVirus"...

Hi folks. Much thanks to everyone that has helped me so far. I'm learning alot and finding out that I need to learn more! Anyways, I'm trying to use Wscript.Shell or Exec to use the copy command to copy a file from a unc path to a local drive. Unfortunately, it is not working. When I use the...

How do I check for the presense of a registry key and gracefully exit if the key does not exist? Thsi is what I have so far and it throws an error instead of echo'ing the text I want. dim SAV set shell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell") SAV =...

Hi all- I am new to vbscripting and I'm trying to determine the best way to accomplish a task. I'm writing a script that is run when a user logs on to our domain. If the user is a member of the Executives group, I need the script to terminate. Here is what I have so far: set objNet =...

Hi all. Is there a requirement for a VMPS client and server to be a part of the same VTP domain? Thanks! Errol Neal