Re: Which is faster? <> or Between

"Daniel Morgan" <damorgan_at_exxesolutions.com> wrote in message news:3F03369E.7C653FC2_at_exxesolutions.com...
> Isaac Blank wrote:
>
> > <snipped>
> >
> >
> > Using a GUI tool to examine query plan is, in fact, a good thing -
much
> > easier to figure out the sequence of events and use my brain to do more
> > important things. Maybe your managements prohibits use of calculators -
> > after all, you can use your brain and a piece of paper instead - my
> > management believes that proper tools enhance productivity and improve
> > quality.
>
> That is your opinion. One to which I strongly disagree. And your analogy
is
> meaningless.

That is your opinion. One to which I strongly disagree

> Using my brain or a calculator to produce an answer in mathematics will
not
> produce different answers.

Are you sure? There are many reasons for the calculator or for your brain to malfunction

> Using some company's GUI tool and SQL*Plus may, and does.
You just have to know which tools to trust, that's it. Just like shoosing the calculator that is good for you.

> After you figure out how to install your GUI tool on my client's AIX
servers
> with Solaris workstations I'll
> let you take a whack at tuning their SQL.
I guess Oracle does have some tools like Enterprise Manager, that will run on UNIX machines. But I must admit, I would rather not ue it.

>............................................................Until then I
guess you're stuck in
> Windows.

Happily so. Nothing wrong in having a Windows-based workstation, no matter where my database servers are. Ours, I believe, run under Solaris. Never been a big fan of Unix (or Windows, for that matter). Received on Wed Jul 02 2003 - 15:16:46 CDT