Re: Oracle 8 (Sedona??) release

In article <01bc0196$f5b78ae0$9e513ec0_at_barno.po8.bb.unisys.com>, "Gregory T. Barnowsky" <barno_at_unisys.com> writes
>Does anybody now if and when Oracle 8 is scheduled for release (or beta???)

It is already in beta on some sites. Release is intended to be quarter this year but anything could happen.
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>Also, if I currently and running Oracle 7.3 and move to Oracle 8 can I
>treat my current database model and components as if they are objects. To
>be more specific, would I need a third party tool like Persistance to do my
>Object to Relational Mapping???
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I think the answer to both your questions is no. You won't need a third party mapping tool, but you will have to do some work on your existing system to turn it into an object system.

I suspect that the OO component may be an optional extra.

-- 
Jim Smith