Must raise my voice in dissagreement: Perl is not the only (nor is it the best) choice for decent and powerful cros-platform scripting. I'd claim that: Python (with cx_Oracle module) rulez! (Python == (clean, powerful, readable)) Branimir P.S. The above is not a flame, but a fact of life ;-) > -----Original Message----- > From: Mladen Gogala [mailto:mladen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 3:59 PM > To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Unix script to check database status > > > Korn shell? Whaddya mean by "Korn shell"? Civilized people > use perl for things like that. > ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------