From: Jared Still <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2014 12:33:25 -0800 > Seems like you may want to take a look at Delphix <http://www.delphix.com/> I am not going to tell a client to buy that just because their developers will not share a shared resource or follow proper procedures. :) <Evil Consultant> Though it does look as though it would be good for the billable hours </Evil Consultant> I do know shops where that kind of imaging is useful. I always wonder about the ROI of rolling your own out using DataGuard or Flashback vs the capital cost of the software and the admin cost of learning to run it. > Consider using a scripting language (I prefer Perl) that has built in > formatting methods. Be very careful about following this advice. I listened to Jared about 15 years ago and 5 years after that I became responsible for a 30,000 line mod-perl/apache construct. As always YMMV Dave -- -- Dave Morgan Senior Consultant, 1001111 Alberta Limited dave.morgan@xxxxxxxxxxx 403 399 2442 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l