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Coping with Disaster
JohnWeathington Thursday, July 24, 2008
This article wraps up the series on the types of controls and our discussion of architectures, by taking a look at the adaptive control. We’ll explore how you can support your business deal with the impact of risks, when there is no contingency plan.
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Toad Data Modeler Generates Best SQL
Bert Wednesday, July 23, 2008 5:11 AM
When you go through the entire exhaustive process of doing an effective (i.e. accurate) logical model so that you have properly captured all the true business rules and requirements, you sure don’t want your data modeling tool to compromise those findings as you move into the physical model – which is database platform dependent. Yet most data modeling tools do a very poor job of translating ...
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Toad...and Java??!!
JohnPocknell Tuesday, July 22, 2008 10:09 AM
I thought that’d grab your attention!
 
We know there are a lot of PL/SQL developers out there who are looking to make (or have already made) a break into application development using a more popular programming language like Java as well as many Java developers who use Toad to make access to Oracle easier.
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Oracle Open World Presentations
StevenFeuersteinTW Tuesday, July 22, 2008 8:41 AM

Hey folks,
 
For anyone attending Oracle Open World this year, here is my schedule of presentations:

Session ID: S300184
Session Title: Weird PL/SQL
Track: Oracle Develop: Database
Room: Golden Gate C3
Date: 2008-09-21
Start Time: 15:45

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10 Things You Must Know about Toad’s Editor
JeffSmith Tuesday, July 22, 2008 8:06 AM
The editor window is probably where most users spend a majority of their time. In this blog, I’ll try to highlight the 10 features that will save you the most time when it comes to writing your SQL queries, SQL*Plus scripts, anonymous blocks, and PL/SQL stored procedures. Please note that all of these features are available in the standard edition of Toad for Oracle, version 9.6.< ...
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3 Key Tips for Surviving a Firefight
JohnWeathington Thursday, July 17, 2008
Nobody likes a firefighting effort, but unfortunately it’s a fact of life that we need to deal with as database professionals. In this article I share my 3 favorite tips for getting through without getting burned.
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Only Toad can debug SQL Scripts
Bert Wednesday, July 16, 2008 3:45 AM
I have been doing Oracle work for just over two decades – and I’ve probably written thousands of SQL scripts. Many of those were DBA oriented in their task nature, but even application development presents times where SQL scripts are used. For example, the need may arise for the operating systems’ or third party schedulers to invoke a shell script to execute a SQL script to execute ...
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How to Correct a Bad Situation
JohnWeathington Thursday, July 10, 2008
This is a continuation of a skip series that I’m doing on the architecture of different control types. In this article, we discuss Corrective Controls; why we need them, and how to design for them.
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Toad and Dynamic SQL Scripting
Bert Wednesday, July 09, 2008 7:02 AM
Sometimes, even in today’s world of super GUI’s, a SQL script is still the best way to do something. Plus there are always those people who steadfastly prefer command line to GUI’s no matter what. Can Toad accommodate and even facilitate these needs? Of course you know that the answer is a resounding yes.
 
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IT Independence – How Much Centralization is the Right Amount?
JohnWeathington Thursday, July 03, 2008
Is IT centralization a good thing for your company, or is decentralization the answer? In this article we look at the advantages and disadvantages from a compliance point of view, and my conclusion to this age-old debate.
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