You shouldn't have to turn tracing off to see a trace file. However, you do have to make sure that session (sid.serial#) emits at least one line of trace data; otherwise, the Oracle kernel won't have opened the trace file yet for writing. Note that with DBMS_SYSTEM.START_SQL_TRACE_IN_SESSION, you will not be able to activate *extended* SQL tracing (levels higher than 1). To get that, you'll have to use DBMS_SYSTEM.SET_EV(sid, serial#, 10046, level, ''), or--better yet--DBMS_SUPPORT.START_TRACE_IN_SESSION. It's confusing, I know. If you want to see either "bind" or "wait" data, then stay away from the package that has the word "SQL_TRACE" in the name. Cary Millsap Hotsos Enterprises, Ltd. http://www.hotsos.com * Nullius in verba * Upcoming events: - Performance Diagnosis 101: 3/23 Park City, 4/6 Seattle - Hotsos Symposium 2004: March 7-10 Dallas - Visit www.hotsos.com for schedule details... -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Senthil Kumar Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 7:44 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: question about dbms_syste.set_sql_trace_in_session Hi, run exec dbms_system.set_sql_trace_in_session(sid,serial#,false); then check the trace dir. -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of ryan.gaffuri@xxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 6:35 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: question about dbms_syste.set_sql_trace_in_session i ran the following exec dbms_system.set_sql_trace_in_session(sid,serial#,true); Procedure Completed Successfully I then went to my udump directory to check for a trace file and could not find one? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------