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Re: dumb newbie question - won't take you long

From: Van Messner <vmessner_at_netaxis.com>
Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 18:06:49 -0400
Message-ID: <V7I_2.2515$M3.67622@news7.ispnews.com>


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TwoSheds wrote in message <7hev1j$125l$1_at_quince.news.easynet.net>...
>Hello to all you Oracle experts.
>I am just starting my foray into the world of Oracle8, I have installed it
>on NT (trial version from Oracle site) and read the accompanying docs till
>my eyes hurt (there's just *so* much of it!).
>I'd like to now create an example database of my own, or experiment with
the
>starter database that came with it.
>
>Here's the questions:
>
>In the starter database, the docs say the contents consist of User
accounts,
>Tablespaces, etc. What it doesn't say is whether there is any data in it.
>Are there any data tables already created, which I can muck around with
with
>SQL?
>
>svrmgr30.exe is the Server Manager program, I guess. Issuing a HELP command
>in this utility tells me I should read the Server Manager User's Guide.
>However, there is only an Oracle7 Server Manager User's Guide in the
>documentation, which seems to concern a graphical version of the program.
>Where do I get the docs for Oracle8 Server Manager User's Guide?
>
>Any help will be appreciated, I realise I've probably missed some basic
>points concerning databases of this scale - I've got a long way to go...
>
>Thanks
>
>
>
>
Received on Thu May 13 1999 - 17:06:49 CDT

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