Re: any evaluation, internet-accessible oracle db ?

dellera_at_my-deja.com wrote in <8rn7ce$4ms$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>:

>Hi,
>
>is there any web site (perhaps sponsored by Oracle
>Corporation) that allows guests to use an Oracle
>database for evaluation/test or simply for practice,
>accessing it via Internet ?
>
>I'm thinking about a simple sqlplus access, with perhaps
>a 1 MB quota, very low priority and so on ... my goal
>is simply to try some commands and create some small
>test tables/views (I'm studying for dba certification)
>at home, where I can't access any Oracle db.
>
>I think it would be useful to the growing crowd of Oracle
>students - and one could imagine a lot of uses for such a
>service by non-students, too.
>
>Thanks in advance
>Alberto

HUH?
If all you want to do is use (ANSI-standard) SQL commands, any RDBMS that supports SQL will act the same; even the freeware MYSQL.

Alternatively you could get a trail copy of Oracle & load it onto your own computer.

HTH & YMMV! Received on Sat Oct 07 2000 - 13:17:11 CDT