Database Link Timer

From: Mercadante, Thomas F <thomas.mercadante_at_labor.state.ny.us>
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 08:08:52 -0400
Message-ID: <DE8A21F8F1D0254EA4A9214D52AB2FEDAD5C70@exchsen0a1ma>

All,  

I have the following query in a stored package:  

select 1 into loc_variables from dual_at_databaselink <mailto:dual_at_databaselink> ;  

What I am doing is checking the availabilty of the remote database periodically. The bad news is that we sometimes have network problems. If the above would fail, then I trap the error and move on. But sometimes, it is just painfully slow (like it doesn't fail but hangs for a long time).  

Is there some way I can put a timer on the above that says if it can't complete the query in 10 seconds, then fail?  

thanks  

Tom Mercadante
Oracle Certified Professional

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