My only gripe (as a tuner) is that once they're in, its bloody hard to see
exactly what SQL's are actually being run... I suppose thats where the
"private" in "virtual private database" comes from :-)
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"Thomas Kyte" <tkyte_at_us.oracle.com> wrote in message
news:9hcqeo017i6_at_drn.newsguy.com...
> In article <Vlk_6.850$Qn3.837057_at_news2.news.adelphia.net>, "James says...
> >
> >I am currently developing an internal web app using VPD although I am
only
> >using it to separate two specific user types and store their information
in
> >a common schema. For me, it has been worth it since I don't have to
bother
> >with differing views in my code. VPDs are tricky to conceptualize and
> >difficult to get working at first. Maintenance has been no problem for me
> >yet. I would like to see this technique simplified in future versions of
the
> >DB.
> >
>
> can you expand on that train of thought?
>
> What was hard?
>
> >"Todd Rubel" <trubel_at_oakgroup.com> wrote in message
> >news:d272bee7.0106260843.6d40fc92_at_posting.google.com...
> >> I was wondering how many people have used this feature? We are
> >> looking to implement it in the next version of our product and some of
> >> what I have read has been unfavorable. Just wondering what some more
> >> people think.
> >>
> >> Are they hard to create?
> >>
> >> Are they hard to maintain?
> >>
> >> Have any general feelings on the topic?
> >
> >
>
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Received on Wed Jun 27 2001 - 14:00:22 CDT
