prepfiles.sh for step by step generating pending statistics files

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This script, prepfiles.sh, is a powerful utility for Oracle Database Administrators designed to automate the generation of a comprehensive SQL toolkit for managing and testing database statistics. By reading a list of tables from mtx_tablelist.lst, the script creates a sequenced set of SQL files that handle the entire lifecycle of Pending Statistics. This allows DBAs to gather and validate new…

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Complete Git Tutorial for Beginners

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🎯 Table of Contents 🤔 What is Git? Git is a version control system – think of it as a time machine for your code! Real-World Analogy Imagine you’re writing a book: Why Use Git? ✅ Track Changes: See what changed and when✅ Collaborate: Multiple people can work on the same project✅ Backup: Your code is saved on GitHub (cloud)✅ Undo Mistakes:…

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Postgres DB user and OS user.

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In PostgreSQL on Linux, it is crucial to understand that the OS user and the database user (often both named postgres) are two completely separate entities with separate credentials. Here is the breakdown of how they interact: 1. Are the passwords the same? No. * OS User (postgres): This is a Linux system account created…

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Trace a SQL session from another session using ORADEBUG

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Find the SPID from Oracle’s SID using below SQL. REM **** This is used to get SPID from SID.col username format a30col machine format a20col program format a40accept _sid prompt ‘Enter Oracle Session ID ->’select a.sid, b.pid, b.spid, a.username, a.program,a.machinefrom v$session a,V$process bwhere a.paddr = b.addrand   a.sid = &_sid/ Use ORADEBUG command as below. oradebug…

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SQL Server Vs Oracle Architecture difference

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Here’s an expanded and in-depth comparison of SQL Server vs Oracle architecture — organized into major categories with detailed breakdowns. ✅ SQL Server vs Oracle Architecture – In-Depth Comparison Category SQL Server Oracle Database Core Architecture Type Thread-based, single-process architecture. Process-based, multi-process architecture (each background task is a separate OS process). Platform Windows (originally), now…

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SQL Server: How to see historical transactions

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You can determine if a SQL Server database is actively being used by any users, both currently and historically (to some extent). ✅ Part 1: Check Current Active Usage 🔹 1. Who Is Connected Right Now (to a DB)? 🔍 Shows who is currently active in a specific database, with login, host, and command info….

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SQL Server: How to see current transactions or requests

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To check if there are any active transactions in SQL Server, you have several tools at your disposal depending on how deep you want to inspect. ✅ Option:1 See Transactions via sys.dm_tran_active_transactions Value Type 1 Read/write transaction 2 Read-only transaction 3 System transaction 4 Distributed transaction ✅ Option:2 See Transactions by Session (sp_who2 or sys.dm_exec_requests)…

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T-SQL Vs PL/SQL Syntax

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Below is a side-by-side comparison of Oracle PL/SQL and SQL Server T-SQL for someone coming from a PL/SQL background. This will help you quickly understand the syntax and behavior differences. 🔄 PL/SQL vs T-SQL Syntax Comparison Concept / Operation Oracle PL/SQL Syntax SQL Server T-SQL Syntax Anonymous Block BEGIN … END; BEGIN … END (no…

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Check SQL Server edition

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To check whether you are using SQL Server Standard, Enterprise, or another edition, you can use one of the following methods: 1. Using SQL Query (Recommended) Run this SQL query in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS): Example Output: 2. Using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 3. Using Command Prompt Run this command in Command Prompt…

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