Holger Baer wrote:
> Ed Stevens wrote:
>
>> sqlplus "/ as sysdba" @mysqlscript
>>
>>
>> and the output looked like this. Note the successfull 'connected'
>> just before the DELETE statement.
>>
>> SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Wed Oct 13 14:42:00 2004
>>
>> Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved.
>>
>> Connected.
>> SQL> DELETE FROM mytable
>> 2 WHERE sample_time < sysdate - &1
>> 3 ;
>> old 2: WHERE sample_time < sysdate - &1
>> new 2: WHERE sample_time < sysdate - 15
>> DELETE FROM mytable
>> *
>> ERROR at line 1:
>> ORA-01034: ORACLE not available
>>
>>
>> I'm sure this is something I should know. Maybe I do know it, but am
>> just having a DSA (Dumb S*** Attack (tm)) I think my memory is maxed
>> out, and everytime I have to remember something new, something else
>> has to be tossed to make room. One of these days it will be my own
>> name that gets thrown out to make room for the names of seven new
>> databases to be created . . .
>
>
> Personally I'd expect an 'Connected to an idle instance'. Try what you get
> if you do
>
> export ORACLE_SID=foo
> sqlplus "/ as sysdba"
>
> since I don't have a Solaris at hand I can't check the outcome. But it
> should
> get you on the right track anyway.
>
> HTH
>
> Holger
ORACLE_SID=foo sqlplus "/ as sysdba" @mysqlscript would be better... is
&1 defined?
Steve
Received on Thu Oct 14 2004 - 02:41:41 CDT
