RE: 4031 - errors

From: Jamadagni, Rajendra <Rajendra.Jamadagni_at_espn.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 08:23:25 -0400
Message-ID: <A186CBDC8B1D61438BC50F1A77E91F7309B6110A@xchgbrsm1.corp.espn.pvt>

Not a problem ... the switch should be controlled from outside the code, and that means it can be changed dynamically at runtime in production if needed. I implemented similar technique in 99 (I was a duheveloper then), the debug code is still in production code, but turned off.

all it takes a simple update and on the next invocation debug messages are turned on. Here is the sample ...

oraclei_at_ariel-NCS2> sys
SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.2.0 - Production on Thu Jun 3 08:22:27 2004 Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. Connected to:
Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.2.0 - 64bit Production With the Partitioning, Real Application Clusters, OLAP and Oracle Data Mining options
JServer Release 9.2.0.2.0 - Production

08:22:28 SQL> select * from v_debug_state;

NAME                                     TYPE       Debug?
---------------------------------------- ---------- ----------------
DBPK_PACING_DATA                         PACKAGE    Debugging is Off
DBPK_RS100                               PACKAGE    Debugging is Off
DBPK_SBS_FINAL_LOG                       PACKAGE    Debugging is Off
DBPK_SBS_LOG                             PACKAGE    Debugging is Off
DBPK_SIDE_BY_SIDE                        PACKAGE    Debugging is Off

5 rows selected.
08:22:36 SQL> Raj

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From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Duret, Kathy Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 5:40 PM
To: 'oracle-l_at_freelists.org'
Subject: RE: 4031 - errors

the trouble with the switch here it that the developers forget to switch it off.

I totally agree with the many functions, procedure rule. I tried today to get them to break it up, but getting the developer and the other choke dba to change their code is harder than carving another face on mount Rushmore.

BTW loved your comment Johnathan... yet another top has coffee stains all over it. I have to remember to put down my drink before I read these emails.

Kathy

	-----Original Message-----
	From: Jared.Still_at_radisys.com [mailto:Jared.Still_at_radisys.com]
	Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 4:32 PM
	To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
	Subject: RE: 4031 - errors
	
	

	oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org wrote on 06/02/2004 02:03:38 PM:
	


	> OK - here are some things that contributed to my problems and

woes:


	> 

	> 3)  The other choke, gasp, dba had alot of dbms_outputs in

procedure,


	> functions except that he moved into production instead of

commenting them


	> out.

	
	Commenting them out is bad form for production code.  A switch
that can 
	be set at runtime to enable/disable the debug code is quite a

bit better.

The default of course should be false.

Jared

> one procedure that called another function which called
another

> function, had more than 20 of these things. And yes same
person who is

> updating
> across the links.....
>

Many functions is better than 1 big one. You just need to implement

a trace mechanism to trace the call stack when the, *ahem*, debug

flag is set.

Jared

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