Re: Where do I start?

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 07:46:51 +0200
Message-ID: <tfkamb2irp2jb0@beta-news.demon.nl>

"Brian" <brian_at_innovtech.com> wrote in message news:6wpK6.58579$qv3.23872847_at_nnrp5-w.sbc.net...
> I admit I am brand new to Oracle. I have downloaded and successfully
> installed 8i. I don't even know what the username and password is to get
> into DBA studio? I think the username is SYSDBA and I though the password
> was manager. During installation, it said something like change_on_startup
> and manager.
>
> Also, where is a good place to get my feet wet? My primary interest is to
> connect through servlets and jdbc. I have successfully done some of that
> already with SQL7.
>
> Thanks for the help!
>
> -Brian
>
>

There is only one sensible advice:
Read those manuals!
Start with the Oracle Getting Started Manual (sounds rather obvious doesn't it?)
Read the Oracle Concepts Manual
Forget everything you learned about Sqlserver. *Don't* try to *port* your sqlserver habits to Oracle, *learn* Oracle

Hth,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA Received on Thu May 10 2001 - 00:46:51 CDT