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Re: oracle 8i portable???

From: Brian Peasland <peasland_at_edcmail.cr.usgs.gov>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 16:21:46 GMT
Message-ID: <39EDCE1A.8AF26148@edcmail.cr.usgs.gov>

Bruce,

No, the Oracle database engine is not written in java. It is written in C. Java is simply too slow for writing a database engine.

Why are you trying to run a database in any location? What are your requirements?

HTH,
Brian

swe99_at_my-deja.com wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I'm writing java applications and looking for a database which can be
> jar-ed and therefore runned whereever. Does anyone know if the Oracle
> 8i database engine is written in java? Thanks in advance! Bruce.
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.
 

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