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seannakasone_at_yahoo.com wrote:
> We have an application that runs with either Oracle or MSDE and I'm
> looking for substitutes for the following commands that will be
> compatible on both databases: CONCAT(), NVL2(), % wildcard. I believe
> they only currently are supported in Oracle.
What you are trying to do is obvious. Invest a huge amount of time and effort creating mediocrity. Read Tom Kyte's comments on this and then reconsider your options. You are treading a well worn path and we all know where it leads.
-- Daniel A. Morgan University of Washington damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond) Puget Sound Oracle Users Group www.psoug.orgReceived on Fri Sep 14 2007 - 10:35:16 CDT