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And one column :)))
SQL> describe dual
Name Null? Type ----------------------------------------- -------- ------------------------ ---- DUMMY VARCHAR2(1)
-- Alexandre ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 10:28 AMReceived on Fri Jun 21 2002 - 03:58:18 CDT
> RS wrote: What kinda name is dual...sounds suspicious..;)
>
> Especially when you consider that DUAL has ONE record only :-))
>
> Yechiel Adar
> Mehish
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>
> > While you are at it can you fix that name too...? What
> > kinda name is dual...sounds suspicious..;)
> > RS
> > --- "Khedr, Waleed" <Waleed.Khedr_at_FMR.COM> wrote:
> > > So did you fix it?
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 3:07 PM
> > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > >
> > >
> > > Want to have a good laugh?... read on... I don't
> > > think its OT :)
> > >
> > > A few minutes ago, my co-worker DBA was 'ordered' by
> > > one of the Oracle
> > > Duhvelopers from our 'preferred vendor' to fix the
> > > DUAL table so that the
> > > application will get a *specific* Sequence Number
> > > for something.
> > >
> > > DBA: Why do you think DUAL is the problem?
> > > Duhveloper: ...'cause I see the PL/SQL code that
> > > says 'from dual'.
> > >
> > > Boy! Are we in trouble or what?? ;)
> > >
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