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query [message #20253] Thu, 09 May 2002 03:07 Go to next message
aishoo
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Registered: May 2002
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is oracle better than sql??
if so how?
Re: query [message #20255 is a reply to message #20253] Thu, 09 May 2002 03:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Suresh Vemulapalli
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Registered: August 2000
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to make things clear for you:

Oracle is relational database which can be used to store,retrieve data efficiently.

SQL is structured query language(consists of ddl,dml,tcl) which is used to create objects ,manipulate data stored in relational database.
Re: query [message #20262 is a reply to message #20253] Thu, 09 May 2002 09:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Su
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Registered: April 2002
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It seems you are still a student or novice in RDBMS. Any way, to be more clear (than by Suresh), SQL is a language which enables you to talk to an RDBMS, like Oracle, Sybase, Informix, Ingres, Progress, etc. RDBMS is a type of the database management system, while it stores your data relatively rathar than just a flat or sequential file, allowing you to create,access and manipulate data faster and easier. Hope you got the point.
Good luck :)
Re: query [message #22848 is a reply to message #20253] Fri, 01 November 2002 09:10 Go to previous message
KurtCobby
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Registered: November 2002
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I think he's referring sql as MS SQL, like he's trying to say why Oracle is Better than MS SQL.
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