ORA-06512

02/01/2025

ORA-06512 Explained: Locating PL/SQL Errors the Right Way

ORA-06512 is often misunderstood as the primary cause of an Oracle error, when in reality it just pinpoints where an exception occurred in your PL/SQL code. The true issue usually lies in a preceding error, such as an unhandled exception or data mismatch, hidden earlier in the stack. 

In contrary to ORA-12154 or ORA-00600—which typically point to direct connectivity or internal database failures—ORA-06512 simply acts as a line-number reference. It tells you where an error occurred, not why. But let’s start from the beginning.

Databases in 2025: New Architectures, Smarter AI, and Stronger Security

19/12/2024

Databases in 2025: New Architectures, Smarter AI, and Stronger Security

The year is 2025, and the databases that once seemed so clever have gotten old and cranky. They’re no longer content with sitting there, quietly holding onto rows and columns like good little librarians. Nope. Now they’ve got opinions. They’ve got styles. They’ve got ideas about how to organize themselves, how to spread out across the clouds, how to speak human language, and how to lock the door behind you when you’re done rummaging through their shelves.

The old way of doing things — shoving everything into a single warehouse and hoping for the best — is about as appealing as canned spinach.  So, what will we do instead?

ORA-12154

05/12/2024

ORA-12154: TNS:Could not Resolve the Connect Identifier Specified

Encountering the ORA-12154 error can halt productivity and disrupt critical database operations. This error arises when Oracle cannot resolve a specified connect identifier, often due to configuration oversights or network issues. Without an understanding of the root causes, users find themselves stumbling in the dark, trying to rectify an issue without knowing where to start

DBPLUS PERFORMANCE MONITOR Release 2024.3

14/11/2024

What’s New in DBPLUS Performance Monitor 2024.3

In the latest update of DBPLUS PERFORMANCE MONITOR, version 2024.3, we’re rolling out exciting enhancements and brand-new features. All are designed to elevate your database monitoring and management capabilities to the next level. 

From real-time online monitoring improvements to smarter notification systems, we’re excited to walk you through what’s new, what’s better, and how these changes can make a big difference in managing your databases.

Ora-00600

07/11/2024

ORA-00600 Exposed: Understanding and Resolving Oracle’s Internal Error Code

The ORA-00600 error presents itself as a catch-all for a variety of unforeseen conditions that the Oracle database software cannot process normally. While not quite the apocalyptic “kiss of death,” it is certainly viewed with a mix of dread and resignation. It is Oracle’s not-so-subtle way of throwing up its digital hands and admitting that something has gone awry. And that something, wasn’t a thing that Oracle had every anticipated.

It could be said that encountering an ORA-00600 is a bit like hearing ominous rumbles from your car’s engine right after you’ve bragged about its reliability.