RE: Using a '.' in a username

From: Pete Sharman <peter.sharman_at_oracle.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 10:29:26 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.005D9F87.20031215102926@fatcity.com>

OK, I've been using Oracle since 5.0, so does that mean I can give you the company line and the condescending attitude? J

Actually, I think you're reading too much into Vlad's email. He was simply pointing out it COULD be done. As you say, that doesn't mean it SHOULD be done, but I don’t believe he meant to come across as condescending. Now if you REALLY want condescending … J

Pete

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-----Original Message-----
Joe Testa
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 4:55 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

Please unless you've been at oracle doing oracle stuff since 1990 back

in version 5 days, you can spare me the condescending attitude and the

company line, the bottom line is oracle is just like C, it will let you

shoot off your own foot(and thats the way most of us like it). its not

dumbproof from any means or platform, its just gotten gui-fied in alot

of cases and people who can right-click in OEM to resize a datafile and

think that makes them a dba have a bit to learn.

The bottom line still boils down to this, just because you can, doesn't

make it a smart thing to do.

joe

Vladimir Begun wrote:

> Joe Testa wrote:

>> besides the point the example is a schema.object_name NOT a

>> user.name, evidently since its NOT in quotes.

> Does that mean that you cannot create such user(s) and connect as it was

> shown? Please read what it's written in the documentation -- that's why

> I put references.

Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net

Author: Joe Testa

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