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January 2, 2023 Uncategorized

TEMP is a four letter word

Happy New Year to all! With the next long term release (23c) probably due some time this year, let’s start

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September 27, 2022 Uncategorized

Patching just keeps getting easier

After attending a talk by Mike Dietrich at the DOAG conference, I was pleasantly surprised to hear that in 21c,

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November 16, 2021 Uncategorized

SQL Macros – complex SQL made easy. Elapsed time calculation

The more you play with SQL macros, the more you find simple but powerful use cases which will make life

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November 8, 2021 Uncategorized

Database World 2021 – now it is your turn

Thanks for attending my talk on Futuristic SQL during Database World.If you missed it, or want to rewatch it at

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October 11, 2021 Uncategorized

19c Express Edition #JoelKallmanDay

Since 18c, Express Edition (XE) has typically been my “Go-To” release of the Oracle Database. It is free, quick to

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September 23, 2021 Uncategorized

21cXE – post install tip

Hopefully by now you have seen the buzz about the release of 21c Express Edition (XE) and here’s a walkthrough

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August 30, 2021 Uncategorized

21c … a more secure DataPump

With the new release of every product from every software vendor, there are always the big banner headline features that

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August 25, 2021 Uncategorized

21c database creation seems to hang

Just a quick tip that caught me out when creating my 21c database with the Database Creation Assistant. Once you

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August 18, 2021 Uncategorized

21c software installation OS groups

Before your 21c database software installation, there are a number of prerequisite steps in order to get your operating system

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August 16, 2021 Uncategorized

21c software … where did everything go?

Now that 21c is out and you’re all busily downloading it to explore on your local servers, the twitter DMs

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