Re: How can I query the SID name from the database

This is correct - $ORACLE_SID is a host environmental variable and cannot be obtained from the data dictionary. However, you can get the instance name from v$instance.instance_name in 8.x or from v$thread.instance in v7.

-Don Granaman
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>
> machine_name is found in v$session.
>
> You can't query the server for the SID, as it is
> simply an environment variable.
>
> Jared
>
>
> On Monday 28 May 2001 10:10, Szecsy Tamas wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > can I query a database's server's maschine name and SID (not database
> > name!!!!) through SQL*Plus?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Tamas Szecsy
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