RE: Oracle 10g for Windows

From: Niall Litchfield <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 16:41:15 +0000
Message-Id: <s030f2c4.067@bristol21.bristol.ac>

> > > * Why can't MS provide a semi-decent code editor.
> > > Yeah, notepad. Right.
> >=20
> > I'd say that wordpad was semi-decent and the vs.net ide was=20
> > superb(but cost=3D
> > ly).=3D20

>=20

> Wurdpad? Are you kidding???? Perhaps when compared to=20
> Outlook's builtin
> editor which can't handle cut'n'paste correctly. And thanks, Mark for
> reminding me about ConText!

I thought the standard was semi-decent :(=20

> > > * The fact that there are still drive letters.
> >=20
> > I can't get too excited about drive letters v mount points,=20
> > but in windows2=3D
> > 000 upwards you do have a choice.=3D20

>=20

> Not in Oracle you don't. Or try installing Windohs on a "D"=20
> drive and see
> how far you get before products have major problems. Been=20
> there, done that.

Well yes it is true that windows will designate a c:\ drive. I haven't se= en anything that says that Oracle will not work with volumes mounted as dir= ectories within the file system on win2k and above?=20

> [snip]

>=20


> > > * That it took until Win23k for MS to design the system to allow

> > > different versions of apps to have different versions of DLL's.

> > > Lesse, we've been doing this on unix for 30 years or so?

> >=20

> > That must be why the linux install guides are so easy and=20

> > never include ref=3D
> > erences to the right glibc libraries :(=3D20
>=20
> Example?

http://www.puschitz.com/InstallingOracle9i.shtml#OracleInstallationErrors f= or example

> =20
> > > * The stupid Oracle home selector that is strictly a GUI.
> >=20
> > I've always ignored it.=3D20

>=20
> How do you switch Oracle Homes on Windohs then?

Set ORACLE_HOME=3D....
Sqlplus / as sysdba ...=20

Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission
+44 117 975 7805=20

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