HTTP POST from inside Oracle
A while ago Robert and Pete blogged about Oracle’s UTL_HTTP package. Robert gave an example of how to use this package to request a web page from the Internet into Oracle and Pete mentioned that you could do the opposite, i.e. post data from Oracle to the Internet. Recently I had a requirement to do just that, HTTP post data from the Oracle database to another web server. So, I wrote the following generic procedure util_pkg.http_post. Here it is followed by an example of how to use it (tested on 9.2): (more…)
Oracle SQL tip
While reading Mark Gurry’s OOW05 presentation (PDF), I noticed a simple yet an effective way to tune a query. Here is an example that demonstrates the trick. (more…)
Filed in Oracle, Tips with 3 Comments | Tags: tuningOracle Identity Management Webcast
If you are interested in the Oracle Identity Management roadmap and would like to know how Oracle plans to integrate the products of its recent acquisitions, Oblix, Thor Technologies and OctetString, into the Oracle Identity Management product family, you should plan to attend a live webcast to hear Hasan Rizvi, Vice President of Oracle Identity and Security Management, and key members of his development team discuss the roadmap. A live Q&A will follow the presentation.
For more information on how to join the webcast live on Tuesday, December 6, 2005 at 11:00AM Eastern / 8:00AM Pacific, please visit this page.
Filed in Oracle with 1 Comment | Tags: acquisition, identity-managementA Snow Storm and Stuff
Thanksgiving holiday is over and another work week is ahead. Last Friday we drove up to Mount Hood (East of Portland, Oregon). We barely made it back down, a snow storm hit the mountain while we were there. My wife took the following picture from inside the car while I was driving on a completely snow covered road:
We made it home safe and sound. Down in Portland it was raining cats and dogs.
Also during the Holiday I took note of the following links:
Agatra is a free service that securely stores your passwords online so that they’re accessible from anywhere you have an internet connection. Are you kidding me?
Electric Sheep is a free, open source screen saver run by thousands of people all over the world. A complete waste of time.
This page lists over 500 colours by colour name, Hex value, RGB value and Microsoft Access code number. Useful when dealing with colors in HTML.
AjaxPatterns.org is an in-progress collection of Ajax patterns. Has the potential of being a good source of Ajax related programming techniques.
How To Write Unmaintainable (Java) Code. If you follow all these rules religiously, you will guarantee yourself a lifetime of employment. I am not sure I want to guarantee myself a lifetime employment by writing unmaintainable code!
3D Walker is a page that uses the new canvas tag. This new tag is supported by Mozilla, Safari and Opera to draw bitmaps via JavaScript. Cool.
A Blogger.com Alternative
If you’ve been looking around for a free blogging platform to publish your great ideas (or move your current blog), and you like to try out something new and different, wordpress.com may be what you’re looking for.
Previously, in order to get a blog on wordpress.com you had to have an invitation. But now it’s open to the public. I like WordPress, in fact this very blog is powered by WordPress.
On another note, It’s Thanksgiving tomorrow here in the US. So, enjoy your turkeys everyone and have a safe Holiday.
Filed in Interesting Stuff with 4 Comments | Tags: blog, WordPressThe OTN Effect
I have noticed a surge in the number of visitors to my blog since yesterday. It is more than double the traffic on any normal day.
After looking at my web statistics, I noticed that the extra traffic is coming from OTN. My Oracle Firefox extensions and plugins have been featured on OTN’s home page under the Blogs and Opinion section.
This reminds me of last August, when Tom Kyte linked to my blog from AskTom’s home page.
The effect was similar. I guess Oracle find my Firefox extensions and plugins useful. Thanks guys.
Filed in Oracle, Personal with 4 Comments | Tags: blog, statisticsOracle Docs Firefox Extension
I often find myself searching the Oracle documentation library for a particular term mentioned in the Oracle related blog or technical article that I am reading. Firefox is my favorite browser, so, for my search, I have a couple of options.
One option is to open up a new tab (Ctrl+t), type in tahiti.oracle.com in the address bar and hit enter, then type in what I am searching for then hit enter again.
Another option is to use my Oracle Docs Firefox search plugin. In the Firefox search box (top right corner), I make sure that Oracle Docs is selected, I type in what I am looking for then hit enter (usually I hit Alt+Enter to open the result in a new tab).
Now, there is even an easier and quicker way to search the Oracle documentation, the Oracle Docs Firefox Extension. (more…)
Filed in Extensions, Firefox, Oracle with 8 Comments | Tags: Documentation, extension, FirefoxOracle OpenWorld Most Popular Sessions
So, what are the top ten most popular technical sessions of the 2005 Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco in terms of attendance? the answer has just been posted on OTN: (more…)
Filed in Oracle with Comments Off | Tags: OpenWorldOracle Strengthens Security Offerings
Oracle announced two “security” acquisitions today: Thor Technologies and OctetString. Here is part of the e-mail which I received a few minutes ago from Thomas Kurian, Senior Vice President, Oracle Server Technologies and Hasan Rizvi, Vice President, Oracle Security & Identity Management: (more…)
Filed in Oracle with 1 Comment | Tags: acquisition, identity-management, SecurityOracle News Firefox Extension
I have taken the Macromedia News Firefox extension and modified it, the result: The Oracle News Firefox extension.
If you use OraBlogs or OraNA to keep up with the latest from the Oracle blogging community, the Oracle News Firefox extension is for you. If you do not use the Firefox browser, now is a great time to switch. So, what does the Oracle News extension do? (more…)
Filed in Extensions, Firefox, Oracle with 19 Comments | Tags: aggregator, blog, extension, Firefox
