Jared, Ch 6 of my PL/SQL book extends the alert log external table concept to do things like match the date stamps to the lines that follow it, spit out the SQL when a ora-1555 is encountered etc. You're welcome to poach although an ack might be needed to keep the Apress lawyers at bay :-) Cheers Connor --- Jared Still <jkstill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear list, > > Due to a presentation I have promised to give, I am gathering ideas > on novel uses for external tables. > > I already have 2 good examples to work with, but it would be nice to > have some more to work with. > > What I already have: > > Using external tables to muck about with the alert.log and trace files. > > See http://www.dbazine.com/still1.shtml if interested in that. > > ===== Connor McDonald Co-author: "Mastering Oracle PL/SQL - Practical Solutions" ISBN: 1590592174 web: http://www.oracledba.co.uk web: http://www.oaktable.net email: connor_mcdonald@xxxxxxxxx Coming Soon! "Oracle Insight - Tales of the OakTable" "GIVE a man a fish and he will eat for a day. But TEACH him how to fish, and...he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day" ------------------------------------------------------------ ___________________________________________________________ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------