If you are on an 11g database, you can ignore this post and just use the new ddl_lock_timeout parameter to accomplish what this post explains. "alter session set ddl_lock_timeout=60" - will effectively allow ddl statements to all wait 60 seconds before ... Continue Reading
Archives for 2011
From the heart…
I haven't 'blogged' for a long time. At least not regularly. But tonight my wife actually suggested it. This is a strange occurrence because we get so little time together anyway. I used to write my blogs on a laptop while riding a bus to work, but my new ... Continue Reading
Again – God is sovereign over all
I was driving home from work today (August 12, 2011) and we were slowing down on the interstate due to traffic. I noticed a broken down vehicle ahead of me on the left (I was in the left lane as well). So as I slowed down near the car I called out, "Do you ... Continue Reading
Armor of God
On August 2, 2011 - I had the privilege of representing Ten Four Ministries along with my brother in Christ, Vince Montgomery in providing a bullet proof vest to an officer near Cincinnati, OH. You can see the video below of the presentation of the vest, ... Continue Reading
How to see your Oracle text output in something other than the browser!
Updated November 8, 2013 - I have verified this on Windows 7 Enterprise Edition. Have you ever wanted to see your Oracle output or log files open in your custom text editor instead of an IE window? I use Notepad++ (FREE) for text editing. Every time I open ... Continue Reading