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Re: World's No.1 SQL server!! PostgreSQL defeated Oracle, MS SQLserver, DB2, Sybase, Interbase....!!!!

From: <sigdock_at_my-deja.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 08:59:06 GMT
Message-ID: <8uquso$i9l$1@nnrp1.deja.com>

Oracle has so called sequences for the use in automatic counters. Perhaps they are also off use in youre situation?

Regards,
BertJan

In article <8upftq$1o78$1_at_euler.space.net>,   "Jonathan Willcock" <Jonathan_at_FESoftware.com> wrote:
> I think you should be fair here. The pages quoted specifically say
 that
> they are not allowed to reveal the names of Proprietary 1 and 2 due
> to vendor restrictions, not because they don't want to. They do
 however
> say Prop 1 version no was 8.1.5 and Prop 2 Version 7.0. Moreover
> Prop 2 only runs on NT.
>
> No prizes for spotting that Prop 2 is MS SQL Server, and 8.1.5 sounds
> very like Oracle.
>
> Of course they could be being "economical with the truth" and I have
 yet to
> see any database vendor unable to come up with a benchmark that shows
> it top! I always advise people to devise their own tests simulating
 as near
> as possible their own needs. I for one was recently very impressed
 with
> MySQL - if you don't need transactions etc. and aren't too concerned
 with
> safety, it's certainly quick! But how many customers are not worried
 about
> data integrity and uptimes?
>
> In fact I'm currently trying to test Oracle myself for a German
 client, and
> have
> hit a brick wall. Does Oracle have an AutoIncrement field (i.e an
> automatically increasing counter)? My German is normally OK but all
 my docs
> are in German and I can't guess what the German should be for this!
 Can
> anyone help please???
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jonathan
>
> "David Fitzjarrell" <oratune_at_aol.com> wrote in message
> news:8uh7ds$5r1$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> >
> >
> > Funny, the 'benchmarks' don't mention Oracle at all, just
 'Proprietary
> > 1' and 'Proprietary 2'; apparently they didn't run tests against
 Oracle
> > but they're trying to extrapolate the results to include all major
> > RDBMS vendors. I'll bet this same crap is in the Sybase and
 Informix
> > newsgroups as well.
> >
> > Generate some results that prove PostgreSQL is better than Oracle.
> > Then come back and blow your horn, if you can.
> >
> > --
> > David Fitzjarrell
> > Oracle Certified DBA
> >
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.
>
>

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Before you buy. Received on Tue Nov 14 2000 - 02:59:06 CST

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