Oracle-L: Re:Trigger or ????

From: <dgoulet_at_vicr.com>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 08:33:29 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.00460201.20020514083329@fatcity.com>

Laura,

Look at using a DBMS_JOB. They fire whenever you need them to.

Dick Goulet

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Author: "Burton; Laura L." <BurtonL_at_prismplus.com>
Date:       5/14/2002 6:58 AM

I have a need to reset a sequence number at 00:01 everyday. I thought about creating a trigger to check the time, but thought that there might be a better way than checking the time every time a record is being added. I also thought about checking the max date on the table and comparing against the system date. When system date > max then reset the sequence number. I like this logic better and thought of holes with using the time.

The only problem I have is that this seems like a lot of overhead every time I add a record, which will be often. Is a trigger the only method available to me?

Thanks,

Laura

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I have a need to reset a sequence number
at 00:01 everyday.  I thought about creating a trigger to check the time, but thought that there might be a better way than checking the time every time a record is being added.  I also thought about checking the max date on the table and comparing against the system date.  When system date > max then reset the sequence number.  I like this logic better and thought of holes with using the time.

The only problem I have is that this
seems like a lot of overhead every time I add a record, which will be often.  Is a trigger the only method available to me?

Thanks,

Laura

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