Re[2]: Shooting yourself in the spfile

  • From: Jonathan Gennick <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Jacques Kilchoer <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 20:22:48 -0500

Wednesday, February 18, 2004, 7:59:27 PM, Jacques Kilchoer 
(Jacques.Kilchoer@xxxxxxxxx) wrote:
JK> It seems to me that Oracle is moving away from the text-based init.ora 
file. And since you can
JK> change the init parameters with alter system, why edit an init.ora file 
with vi? At least the
JK> 'alter system' command has some syntax checking.

That's a really good point, syntax checking. Frankly, if you
have only one parameter to change, it's probably easier and
faster to just issue an alter system command. I certainly
like the convenience of using scope=both.

Best regards,

Jonathan Gennick --- Brighten the corner where you are
http://Gennick.com * 906.387.1698 * mailto:jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxx

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