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Re: Getting started

From: Frank van Bortel <fbortel_at_nescape.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 23:25:59 +0100
Message-ID: <bsaesf$f8q$1@news2.tilbu1.nb.home.nl>


Peter Sutcliffe wrote:

> "Turkbear" <john.g_at_dot.spamfree.com> wrote in message
> news:ts9euvsc7fsntfu0e4bnk1j2p6s1kdcdrn_at_4ax.com...
>

>>"Peter Sutcliffe" <peter_sutcliffe_at_nospam.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I have installed oracle 9i Enterprise option and Oracle DS 10g on a
>>>standalone PC running under XP. This is an evaluation exercise at

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> present.
>
>>>I want to start by looking at Oracle designer but when I select this

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> 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

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> 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

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> 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.
>
>

What IS relevant to you is the Installation Mnl of Designer. It tells exactly what scripts to run, and what user id's and passwords to use after these scripts have been run

-- 
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,
Frank van Bortel
Received on Tue Dec 23 2003 - 16:25:59 CST

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