Re: Getting started

On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 17:54:11 -0000, "Peter Sutcliffe" <peter_sutcliffe_at_nospam.com> wrote:

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>"Turkbear" <john.g_at_dot.spamfree.com> wrote in message
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>> "Peter Sutcliffe" <peter_sutcliffe_at_nospam.com> wrote:
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>> >I have installed oracle 9i Enterprise option and Oracle DS 10g on a
>> >standalone PC running under XP. This is an evaluation exercise at
>present.
>> >I want to start by looking at Oracle designer but when I select this
>option
>> >it asks for username/password/connect string.
>> >So what I think I need to do is to
>> >a) set up new users and groups using an initial username and password but
>> >I'm not sure what these are and what menu item I should be using
>> >b) Probably set up a repository for this design information but I'm not
>sure
>> >where I should do this
>> >I would appreciate any help that is forthcoming
>> >Regards
>> >Peter
>> >
>>
>> What you need to do first is read the docs..It will tell you about the
>initial 'default' users and passwords..
>> Did you create a database instance?
>>
>> Oracle is not a 'learn by doing' system..You need to read the Concepts and
>Administration docs at a minimum..
>>
>>
>I take your point but there is so much documentation most of which is not
>relevant at the moment and I don't find it easy to find the information I
>need. It's like looking for a needle in a haystack and I'm just asking if
>someone can lend me a magnet. The concepts and adminstration cover a greater
>scope and depth of knowledge than I need and I was hoping that there was a
>more focussed way for me to understand what to do.
>

There used to be a 'Getting Started' Manual in the doc set. Other than that, you might consider buying the O'Reilly title 'Essential Oracle' and a book from Oracle Press on 'Oracle and Windows 2000'. The latter book has many screendumps

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Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA