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Re: Can I select(*) from T only fields that are not null?

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2005 20:04:34 +0200
Message-ID: <o11ha1tdh5qfsh1tmhoeg3mat4itn5g6a4@4ax.com>


On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 16:00:03 +0200, Andreas Mosmann <keineemails_at_gmx.de> wrote:

>You surely think about the oracle- programmers, isn't it?

I don't. I think about the hordes of developers out there that seem to think they don't have to learn Oracle and misuse the database as if it were a flat file system.
There is nothing wrong with sql*plus and sql*worksheet, there is everything wrong with so-called developers that don't want to invest even the slightest amount of time to learn to use those tools.

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Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
Received on Thu Jun 09 2005 - 13:04:34 CDT

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