Re: newbie-desc command

From: Hans Forbrich <forbrich_at_telusplanet.net>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 17:41:24 GMT
Message-ID: <3ECD0A9A.4C4D9BBB@telusplanet.net>

andrewst wrote:

> >
> I fully endorse the idea that people should read the manuals and they
> will learn a lot. However, we should remember that sometimes these
> people are "newbies" as "Me" claims to be. How is a total newbie
> expected to know that the way to find out the primary key of a table is
> not via the DESC command (which shows SOME information about a table),
> but by selecting from a set of views documented in the Oracle Database
> Reference manual (not in the SQL reference manual for example?)
> Sometimes people need a gentle nudge in the right direction!
>

I agree with the sentiment.

One suggestion to get appropriate responses: tell us where you've already looked and ask where to get further information. Received on Thu May 22 2003 - 12:41:24 CDT