From oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Sun Sep 18 10:27:11 2005 Return-Path: Received: from air891.startdedicated.com (root@localhost) by orafaq.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j8IFRBbe007105 for ; Sun, 18 Sep 2005 10:27:11 -0500 X-ClientAddr: 206.53.239.180 Received: from turing.freelists.org (freelists-180.iquest.net [206.53.239.180]) by air891.startdedicated.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j8IFR86H007093 for ; Sun, 18 Sep 2005 10:27:08 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id B8A671EDC8A; Sun, 18 Sep 2005 10:26:58 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 14071-10; Sun, 18 Sep 2005 10:26:58 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 2FD271EDC6D; Sun, 18 Sep 2005 10:26:58 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <059501c5bc65$23c24460$4d16ff45@ryannew> From: "Ryan" To: References: <2110.37081127054545.hotsos01.hotsos.com@MHS> Subject: Re: OT - Advice for the Oracle Newbie Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 11:25:02 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0592_01C5BC43.9C708E20" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-archive-position: 25610 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-To: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: ryan_gaffuri@comcast.net Precedence: normal Reply-To: ryan_gaffuri@comcast.net X-list: oracle-l X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p9 (Debian) at avenirtech.net X-mailscan-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-mailscan-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-From: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on air891.startdedicated.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,HTML_50_60, HTML_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=2.63 ------=_NextPart_000_0592_01C5BC43.9C708E20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The best drill for learning about the database is the following: SELECT VIEW_NAME FROM DBA_VIEWS; One day decide you are interested in tables. So do: SELECT VIEW_NAME FROM DBA_VIEWS WHERE VIEW_NAME LIKE '%TAB%' Describe the views. Query the views. Look at the results. Go to the = documentation and find out what the columns mean. Then go read up on = them. Ask questions on the forums about what you discovered. Pick one or = two things a day that you want to explore. Start with tables, indexes, = objects, and constraints. Then move on from there.=20 Spend 15-20 minutes a day doing this 5-6 days a week. After 6 months you = will know more about the Oracle database than 95% of the people out = there. ------=_NextPart_000_0592_01C5BC43.9C708E20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The best drill for learning about the = database is=20 the following:
SELECT VIEW_NAME
FROM DBA_VIEWS;
 
One day decide you are interested in = tables. So=20 do:
SELECT VIEW_NAME
FROM DBA_VIEWS
WHERE VIEW_NAME LIKE = '%TAB%'
 
Describe the views. Query the views. = Look at the=20 results. Go to the documentation and find out what the columns mean. = Then go=20 read up on them. Ask questions on the forums about what you discovered. = Pick one=20 or two things a day that you want to explore. Start with tables, = indexes,=20 objects, and constraints. Then move on from there.
 
Spend 15-20 minutes a day doing this = 5-6 days a=20 week. After 6 months you will know more about the Oracle database than = 95% of=20 the people out there.
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