Category Archives: Oracle misc

Using Ubiquity to access Metalink

18 September 2008 – 21:28

Here’s a second Oracle-related Ubiquity command, metalink-open. The command searches a selected (or copied) chunk of text for patch numbers, SR numbers, and Metalink DocIDs, and opens a browswer tab for each item found.

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I biq, Ubiq, we all biq: Accessing Metalink through Ubiquity

5 September 2008 – 23:43

After playing with the new Firefox extension Ubiquity, I tried my hand at writing a Ubiquity command to retrieve information from Oracle Metalink documents. As a result, I can now use far fewer keystrokes to format links to Metalink notes in blogs, forums, emails, etc.

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Launching SQL*Plus from SQL Developer on Mac OS X

24 July 2008 – 23:49

I recently upgraded my Macbook Pro to Leopard, and along with all of the other goodies that come with that upgrade, I’ve been able to install and use the long-awaited (and Intel Leopard-only) Oracle Instant Client for OS X. I’ve been using SQL Developer on my Mac for a long time, but I’ve missed the [...]

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