http://awads.disqus.com/News, views, tips and tricks on Oracle and other fun stuffenMon, 15 Aug 2005 21:33:38 -0000http://awads.net/wp/2005/08/15/sql-plus-gotcha/#comment-3657823<p>It's these little things that bite you sometimes, and there are a lot of them.</p>Eddie AwadMon, 15 Aug 2005 21:33:38 -0000http://awads.net/wp/2005/08/15/sql-plus-gotcha/#comment-3657822<p>Yes! SQL\*Plus has so many quirks.</p><p>If you use default settings, and you are not committing manually, you are getting your own personal, private view - until you exit!</p><p>Despite the fact that this has caught almost everybody at least once, it's a rather obscure "gotcha" to find on any FAQ or blog. Until now :)</p><p>In the SQL\*Plus User's Guide, see "Saving Changes to the Database Automatically", and "Exit" in the SQL*Plus Command Reference. Even then, it's easy to miss.</p><p>For version 9, get the doc [here](<a href="http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501">http://download-west.oracle...</a>\_01/server.920/a90842.pdf).</p>Robert VollmanMon, 15 Aug 2005 19:38:09 -0000