Re: Does Oracle8i have a job scheduler?

On a group I used to participate in, we had an acronym:

RTFD: Read The Fabulous* Documentation

*substitute another word for "Fabulous" if you wish.

Best!

Randall

Daniel A. Morgan <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message news:3B0DFFCD.AD68E1E2_at_exesolutions.com...
> Jim wrote:
>
> > I have been told that SQL Server includes a job scheduling component
> > that allows a user to have "jobs" (queries, loads, etc, I guess)
> > setup to run unattended at specific times. Does Oracle8i 8.1.7 EE
> > include this feature?
>
> Don't take this personally ... but ... does anyone who started with SQL
> Server EVER READ A MANUAL?
>
> Or a book?
>
> Or the documentation?
>
> It seems like everyone of you starts of your questions with "SQL Server
> does this does Oracle" like somehow you expect a second rate database to
> have a capability not present in Oracle, or DB/2 Universal Server, or
> Informix, or Sybase,or any other industrial strength RDBMS.
>
> I would never think of trying to work in SQL Server without buying and
> reading a book or two. How come you folks can't or won't do the same? It
> is just weird. The answer to your question is right on your hard disk or
> on the CD you installed from.
>
> Daniel A. Morgan
>
Received on Fri May 25 2001 - 08:47:39 CDT