FLOAT is actually VERY powerful if you understand how it works, that you must never do implicit formatting during calculations, that precision is fixed (meaning the scale is subject to...

I've still not run into a problem with NOT setting the single user mode.  Be VERY aware that will kill ALL connections but the current one and, if something goes...

Heh... such fond memories.  I don't know how well it works now but we used to have a running joke about TOAD for Oracle... it was appropriately named because it...

I think it to be a bit odd that you don't want to give the vendor temporary (and, hopefully) very limited privs to your system but you were entirely happy...

Considering the correct answer, my question would be, what are the Use Cases behind doing such a thing?

Heh... and we're damned proud of it. 😉