Re: FAQ - etiquette - and how to get an answer.

"Thus spake Zarathustra"

Copy Jonathan's message somewhere handy, refer to it, treat it as a front door to the newsgroup.
IMHO. George Barbour.

"Jonathan Lewis" <jonathan_at_jlcomp.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:1004699313.15166.0.nnrp-10.9e984b29_at_news.demon.co.uk...
> There are several FAQs about the Oracle database
> scattered around the Internet, and many ways of
> finding answers to the simpler questions about Oracle
> very quickly.
>
> The following list is a suggestion of where you might
> find answers to questions that you feel should have an
> easy answer.
>
>
> The Co-operative Oracle Users' FAQ
> http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/faq/ind_faq.html
>
>
> The archive for this news group
> http://www.google.com
> select the GROUPS tab
> then work through the list to
> comp -> databases -> oracle
>
>
> A search engine for searching the Oracle manuals
> for Oracle 8.1.7 and 9.0.1 exists at
> http://tahiti.oracle.com
>
>
> Oracle technology Network (free registration) which
> includes documentation and sample code fragments
> http://technet.oracle.com
>
>
> Oracle Metalink (requires a support licence) contains
> a number of forums, a searchable knowledge base,
> and a searchable bug database.
> http://www.oracle.com/support/metalink/index.html
>
>
>
> If you want to help the newsgroup help you then:
>
> a) Check the at least the first two resources above
> before posting your message. They may contain a
> discussion document that helps you more than
> getting the answer to the question you asked.
>
> b) Quote the Oracle version number, and operating
> system that you are running on. Answers that are
> good for version 7 may be 2nd-rate for version 8 and
> completely stupid for version 9.
>
> c) If something "doesn't work", that doesn't give
> anyone a clue about the problem. Always quote
> any error messages you get, and tell us a bit about
> the environment (e.g. SQL*Plus, VB, pl/sql called
> from Pro*C).
>
> d) Feedback is important - if you find a good answer
> to the question you asked, post it to the newsgroup.
> (If it is an article on a website, email me below with
> the question, site, comment, and the URL and I can
> add it as a reference to the FAQ).
>
> --
> Jonathan Lewis
> http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk
>
> Host to The Co-Operative Oracle Users' FAQ
> http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/faq/ind_faq.html
>
> Author of:
> Practical Oracle 8i: Building Efficient Databases
>
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> Use spare CPU to assist in cancer research.
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Received on Fri Nov 02 2001 - 06:57:19 CST