Re: should initial = next?

"Nuno Souto" <nsouto_at_nsw.bigpond.net.au.nospam> wrote in message news:3a814596.877719_at_news-server...
> On Wed, 7 Feb 2001 22:40:29 +1100, "Howard J. Rogers"
> <howardjr_at_www.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >I agree with you, and if my first name was "Steve" and my surname was
> >"Adams", I might feel very confident about hacking around in sql.bsq.
 But
> >they ain't, so I don't!!!
> >
> >And accordingly, 6 is the max I'm prepared to live with out of the box.
> >
>
> C'mon Howard! Where is your sense of adventure? :-D
> Actually, it's less obscure than most people think.
> And the necessary changes are spelled out in the file itself...
>

I'm obviously making the point too subtly! I *have* actually hacked around in sql.bsq, and you're right: It's not that hard. But have you read most of the posts on this newsgroup? Are you honestly suggesting we recommend open slather on that file??

Maybe if there was a GUI editing tool that made it bomb-proof. Otherwise, remember the key words are "Oracle does not recommend...."

Now I know that what Oracle *does* recommend is frequently mystifying in its lunacy, but ...

Regards
HJR
> Cheers
> Nuno Souto
> nsouto_at_bigpond.net.au.nospam
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Received on Wed Feb 07 2001 - 13:35:27 CST