Re: Is Oracle deliberately difficult?

The two GUI tools I've used (DBArtisan and OEM DBAStudio) both essentially are just an interface to scripts. Obviously there are some things you can't do with them but I always find it amusing that people who are so used to the command line are so anti-GUI. The best bet is to use each where it is appropriate. Example: there is no good substitution for the datafile display in DBA Studio. I can see at a glance where I am having space issues. This speed simply isnt possible with a script and text output.

In general I've found that OEM works very well for the few things I use it for.

Jason

"Steven Hauser" <hause011_at_garnet.tc.umn.edu> wrote in message news:8ok2ma$5q4$1_at_garnet.tc.umn.edu...
> If you are talking OEM and its GUI, well, it is a horrible interface
> and lots of stuff does not work or partly works. And a bad GUI is
> not what I want to rely on when dealing with production databases
> that mean millions or billions for downtime or loss.
>
> I stick to scripts and command line interfaces.
>
> Scripts, so an operation can be automated and repeated consistently
> (ever try adding 100 tables or users with a GUI?)
> Command line is a consistent, reliable interface. No "undo" on
> a "drop table" mouse click.
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Received on Thu Aug 31 2000 - 09:47:29 CDT