RE: dbms_system - set a string parameter in another session?

Yep, you're missing something....and that would be a way to set a string parameter in another session. We're all missing it... :)

I've seen this discussed a number of times over the years. To my knowledge, there's still no satisfactory solution, through 11.2.

-Mark

From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Jared Still Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 3:10 PM
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Subject: dbms_system - set a string parameter in another session?

I feel like I am missing something when I look at dbms_system.

There are routines for setting integer and boolean parameter values in another session: dbms_system.set_bool_param_in_session
dbms_system.set_int_param_in_session

What about setting string values?

For instance, I would like to do the equivalent of this in another users session:

   ALTER SESSION SET use_stored_outlines=CIM_TUNE

but via dbms_system when the user logs on, or dynamically.

I know I can use execute immediate in a trigger, but that does not help with changing the value in a current session.

Any ideas?

Hopefully this is not a D'Oh! moment. :)

Jared Still
Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist Oracle Blog: http://jkstill.blogspot.com Home Page: http://jaredstill.com

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http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l Received on Fri Feb 26 2010 - 15:14:18 CST