umm... no, 8i has some "tricks" in the SQL engine, for one that make some
queries easier & faster to write. 8i lets you write stored procs in Java.
Etc.
"Michael Francis Horrocks" <M.F.Horrocks_at_informasa.es> wrote in message
news:38830471.826A3C03_at_informasa.es...
> All,
> I'm on the point to buy a few Oracle Books amongst which are some by
> Kevin Loney
> including Oracle 8 DBA handbook Second Edition Published Oct 97, however
> while on fatbrain.com I noticed there is also Oracle 8i DBA handbook
> Published Oct 99 and the table of contents seem to be very very similar,
> so do I go for what is supposed to be the classic one (OCT 97) or the
> very latest one (OCT 99),
>
> I intend to buy the 8i one as it is the latest and as such should be
> more relevant but I am making the assumption that between 8 and 8i there
> is very little difference apart from Web issues am I right
>
> Any input would be appreciated
>
> Michael
Received on Wed Jan 19 2000 - 00:02:52 CST
