Re: any evaluation, internet-accessible oracle db ?

I was dreaming of this kind of service too. So many companies provide free email, some provide free Web hosting, a few organizations provide free UNIX shell accounts. None in the world as of today has provided free Oracle account.

When I'm rich, I'll do that for you folks!

Yong

<dellera_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message news:8ruv40$rir$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> ban-spam_at_home.com (Ban Spam) wrote:
> > dellera_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> >
> > >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 ?
> > >
 

> >
> > 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.
>
> No, I want to do Oracle-specific things such as
> reading from the data dictionary views (or even
> using DECODE, which is not standard SQL).
>
> >
> > Alternatively you could get a trail copy of Oracle &
> > load it onto your own computer.
> >
>
> Correct. I'm waiting to grab the 8.1.6 cd since
> the 8.1.5 doesn't install (I was not able to install)
> on my Linux box.
> But, thinking about the general case, installing Oracle
> is not a piece of cake, and requires a lot of hardware, too.
> Having access to an online db for practice would be
> very more convenient, and sometimes the only option
> available.
>
> > HTH & YMMV!
> >
> Sure this helps, thanks.
>
>
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Received on Tue Oct 10 2000 - 16:40:00 CDT