Re: OAS 9i stupid questions

You're absolutely right on all counts. The original poster didn't seem to even know the difference between a database and an app server, so I thought the O'Reilly book could at least show him some concepts.

Van

"John Alexander" <jalexander_at_summitsoftwaredesign.com> wrote in message news:59DN6.249813$fs3.42895106_at_typhoon.tampabay.rr.com...
> I agree, that is a good book. But unless it has been updated, it may be
 too
> out-of-date to be of value in determining what options are available for
> configuring and designing a web app with iAS. The book is very heavy on
 the
> PL/SQL toolkit to build dynamic HTML, which doesn't seem to have caught
 on.
> Too bad, because it is fast (and fun) to write a web app with PL/SQL. The
> book doesn't really address the other methods for building a web app
 (JSPs,
> servlets, etc) based on an Oracle database.
> But having said that book is out-of-date, I can't think of an alternative
> that is current and gives a good overview of iAS....
> In the meantime, I've stopped using anything that is proprietary for any
 app
> server and am using pure JSP, since I think the jury is still out on iAS.
> Oracle has a history of releasing products, and then quietly dropping them
> if they don't catch on.
>
> John Alexander
> www.summitsoftwaredesign.com
> St. Petersburg, FL
>
>
>
> Van Messner <vmessner_at_bestweb.net> wrote in message
> news:WejN6.2106$gA.717543_at_monger.newsread.com...
> > You need some basic facts. There is a good O'Reilly book called Oracle
 Web
> > Applications that you can read in a weekend. It's not completely
 current,
> > but it gives you a feel for the difference between the database
 (Oracle),
> > the application server (OAS) and some of the other web pieces. As
 you'll
> > see, there is quite a difference between OAS and Oracle.
> >
> > Van
> >
> >
> > "Konstantin Gordiyenko" <konstantin_at_techone.com> wrote in message
> > news:3B057B64.8BAB2843_at_techone.com...
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > I just installed OAS 9i and I'm trying to understand what is this. I
> > > have some experiense with EJBs/CORBA on Oracle 8.1.7. But I still
 can't
> > > find the answers to three simple questions (please, don't answer
 "RTFM"
> > > - I already did it):
> > > What's the big difference between OAS 9i and Oracle 8.1.7? My guess is
> > > "no difference, except for caching, forms, reports, and discoverer
> > > stuff".
> > > When I'm running OAS 9i, in which OS process the Oracle JVM resides?
 My
> > > guess is "Oracle 8.1.7 instance".
> > > Where I have to deploy servlets/EJBs/CORBA apps? My guess is "Oracle
> > > 8.1.7 database".
> > >
> > > Am I right?
> >
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Sat Jul 21 2001 - 16:41:19 CDT