(Brent Green) This code snippet is primarily used for converting numbers to words in any language. We had an instance where we needed to print French checks while logged into Oracle Applications as an English user. Here’s how we did it. (R)

(Tarry Singh) We have done the preparation and gone about installing the OCFS2 and ASM on our RHEL4.2 servers. Oracle RAC is growing in popularity and I liked this page at Oracle myself. Here, you can get pre-tested, documented best practices of installing Oracle on Linux based systems. In addition,

(James F. Koopmann) Probably the most sacred user in all of Oracledom is the SYS user. Let’s take a quick look at how you, as a DBA, can take hold of this often misused account.

(Steve Muench) Oracle JDeveloper 10g Release 3 (10.1.3) improves the J2EE development experience from every point of view. Released in February 2006, it provides slick new refactoring features that make iterative code improvements a snap. It also offers new teamwork support that simplifies collabora

(Mark Brunelli) Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software vendors like SAP AG and Oracle are racing to offer customers a comprehensive strategy for complying with data retention regulations. And when it comes to these two longtime rivals, SAP is definitely in the lead, according to one industry an

(Jayaram Krishnaswamy) This tutorial shows you how to create a report based on a table in the Oracle 10g XE database without stepping out of the IDE. It will show you how to manipulate the report and create a UI.

(Lydia Parziale, Bruce Frank, Tony Noto, Barton Robinson and Tom Russell) Linux on IBM System z offers many advantages to customers who rely on IBM mainframe systems to run their businesses. Linux on IBM System z takes advantage of the qualities of service in the IBM System z hardware and in z/VM Ñ

(Mark Brunelli) Attendees of the recent New England Oracle Applications User Group conference got a refresher course on some of the key tools that Oracle developers use to customize E-Business Suite applications. (R)

(Bob Watkins) Oracle’s analytic functions provide a clean way to do gap checking. These functions allow you to see the value in an upcoming row or previous row, while still using the full set-oriented processing of SQL.

(Dratz) I promised a quick post about RMAN, Oracle Recovery MANager. Let me first say YOU DON’T HAVE TO USE RMAN TO TAKE HOT BACKUPS!