Re: oracle newbie...help?

thanks...i'll check out that book...

does sql*plus do all the stuff that navigator does as far as having a graphical builder that writes code you can see? i realize i'm a moron for wanting this function, but i don't see myself learning too quickly if i have to write code on a blank screen from scratch...i'm kinda old... thanks!

"Daniel A. Morgan" <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message news:3C4EA3C6.2ED31E8D_at_exesolutions.com...
> The book I recommend to my students, if you only get one book, is Oracle
8i The
> Complete Reference by Osborne (Oracle Press).
>
> But equally important is to spend a lot of time with all of the materials
Oracle
> has made available at http://technet.oracle.com.
>
> Daniel Morgan
>
>
>
> oscargrouch wrote:
>
> > alright...i retract my statement about understanding dbs...what about
the
> > book question?
> >
> > and one of the things i'm finding useful about sql navigator is that,
when
> > i'm not sure what sql to write for a query (all i'm doing at this point
is
> > querying), i can use the builder and then edit the code from what it
gives
> > me...will sql*plus do that?
> >
> > also, what about the book question?
> >
> > thanks...............
> >
> > "Daniel A. Morgan" <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message
> > news:3C4E889A.2490EDF6_at_exesolutions.com...
> > > Based on your email I take strong exception to your opening statement
that
> > you
> > > "understand databases" ... you don't. Drop the pretense or you will
just
> > get
> > > into trouble. I've been doing this for 30+ years and I would have
great
> > > hesitation in saying that. The subject is as deep as the Pacific
Ocean.
> > >
> > > SQL Navigator and TOAD are two tools that do roughly the same thing
and
> > are sold
> > > by the same company. I would advise you to use neither if you are
trying
> > to
> > > learn Oracle. Stick to SQL*Plus and learn what you are doing. People
that
> > rely
> > > on these tools rarely can write DDL and often don't do such a great
job of
> > DML
> > > either.
> > >
> > > Daniel Morgan
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > oscargrouch wrote:
> > >
> > > > hello...i understand databases and some kinds of data warehouses...i
> > know
> > > > how to write simple select queries for oracle...i want to learn
> > extensive
> > > > querying and move to creating databases and warehouses and marts and
> > > > such...am i talking dba or architect? or neither? or is it the
same
> > thing?
> > > >
> > > > tools: i'm using sql navigator...what's the difference between it
and
> > toad?
> > > > is there a tool i'd want instead of either? should i use actual
oracle
> > > > products instead?
> > > >
> > > > what one book is best to teach me the stuff i described above?
> > > >
> > > > thanks in advance for any advice....
> > >
>
Received on Wed Jan 23 2002 - 19:45:56 CST